Kherson is the cradle of the Black Sea Fleet, it is historically closely connected with Sevastopol, said State Duma deputy from Sevastopol, member of the Committee on International Affairs Dmitry Belik.
Earlier, Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, said that Kherson shipyards are ready to fulfill orders and build ships for the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in the future.
“Kherson is the cradle of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and Sevastopol later became the main base of the fleet, so I believe that historically these are sister cities, closely connected with each other since the Catherine era,” Belik told RIA Novosti.
According to him, “Even Admiral Senyavin launched the first ships for the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Kherson.”
“Therefore, the construction of ships of various types, I think, will be a feasible task for the people of Kherson, and at the same time it will provide jobs, because the Russian fleet is constantly developing and improving,” Belik added.
He considers the construction of ships in Kherson to be a long-term prospect, since, first of all, a clear state order should be established in the region.
“It is Russian Kherson that should build ships for the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and Sevastopol should receive them,” the deputy concluded.
During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region. Civil-military administrations have been formed in the regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. The regions announced plans to hold referendums in 2022 and become subjects of the Russian Federation.
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