The Unified Institute of Spatial Planning of the Russian Federation proposed creating a joint water route that will cover the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.
This was reported by Kremlin-controlled sources.
According to the plan, the route is to pass through Mariupol, Berdyansk, Prymorsk, Henichesk and other settlements on the coast of the Sea of Azov.
The idea is reportedly presented as a tourist project, and in the future they want to extend it to annexed Crimea. It is claimed that the route will help “develop domestic tourism and create new jobs”.
Note that the Black Sea ports in the Kherson region have officially not been operating since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Last year the occupation governor of Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, claimed that it is impossible to restore the operation of the region’s sea and river ports due to the security situation. He then changed his mind several times, and eventually stated that ports are planned to be restored only after the end of hostilities and the signing of a so-called peace treaty.