Zaporozhye region will launch railway communication with Crimea from July 1

Crimean railway train. Archival photoSIMFEROPOL, June 21The railway communication with the Crimea in the Zaporozhye region is planned to be launched from July 1, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civilian administration of the region, told RIA Novosti. July. We are talking about freight and passenger traffic. Passenger traffic will be launched in test mode — to determine the number of people who want to use rail transport,» Rogov told RIA Novosti. 188bb654eb869a911340b4e2f627c3f3.jpg» />A referendum in the Kherson region is planned for autumn, the authorities said. According to him, this will allow to unload the border checkpoints on the border of the Kherson region and Crimea. During the special operation, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine. Civil-military administrations were formed in the regions, the ruble was put into circulation, and Russian TV channels and radio stations began broadcasting. The regions announced plans to become subjects of the Russian Federation.