Freight train. File photoMOSCOW, June 7The Ministry of Defense, together with Russian Railways, provided communication between Russia, Donbass, Ukraine and Crimea on six railway sections, said the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu. «With the joint efforts of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the joint-stock company» Russian Railways» conditions have been created for the resumption of full-fledged traffic between Russia, Donbass, Ukraine and Crimea on six railway sections,» the minister said.In the Kursk village of Tetkino, a bridge damaged by shelling was restored, he added that the delivery of goods to Mariupol, Berdyansk and Kherson had already begun. In total, about 1,200 kilometers of the railway track were restored. In addition, the automobile communication from the territory of Russia along the mainland to the Crimea was resumed. «The unhindered supply of water through the North Crimean Canal to the Crimean Peninsula has been resumed,» Shoigu said. According to him, a set of these measures creates favorable conditions for the development of agriculture in the liberated territories. «Its potential averages 10 million tons of grain crops per year , and for vegetable crops — 1.4 million tons,» the general said.
According to his assessment, humanitarian assistance is being actively provided to the population of the liberated cities. «More than 27,000 tons of cargo have been handed over to civilians. Among them are food, essentials and medicines. We will continue to restore social facilities and establish a peaceful life in the controlled territories,» Shoigu concluded. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine . As Vladimir Putin emphasized, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has already completed the main tasks of the first stage — it has significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The agency called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.