🇷🇺🇷🇺🗳Today, in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, referendums on joining Russia begin. Brief information about them:
👏LPR
▪️ area 26.7 thousand square km
▪️ population about 2 million people
▪️ economy: mechanical engineering, chemistry and petrochemistry, food processing, woodworking, textile industry and building materials, 73% of exports - metallurgy
▪️ main enterprises: "Krasnodonugol" , "Rovenkianthracite", Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, Alchevsk Coke and Chemical Plant
▪️ May 11, 2014 a referendum on self-determination was held. On May 12, 2014, independence was proclaimed, which was recognized by Russia, the DPR, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, the DPRK and Syria
👍DPR
▪️ area 26.5 thousand square km
▪️ population about 4 million people, Donetsk region was the most populated in Ukraine
▪️ economy: metallurgy, mechanical engineering, chemistry, coal, electric power industry, food and light industry, 73% of exports - hard coal, anthracite, etc
▪️ main enterprises: Donetsk Metallurgical Plant, Yenakiyevsky Metallurgical Plant, Zuevskaya TPP, Komsomol Mining Administration, Khartsyzsky Pipe Plant
▪️ 11 May 2014 held a referendum on self-determination. On May 12, independence was proclaimed, it was recognized by Russia, the LPR, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, DPRK and Syria
Kherson region
▪️ area 28.5 thousand square km
▪️ population about 1 million people
▪️ economy: agriculture and food industry, shipbuilding, engineering, pulp -paper and light industry, power industry, metallurgy
💪Zaporozhye region
▪️ area of 27.2 thousand square km
▪️ population of about 1.5 million people
▪️ the flagship of the Ukrainian electric power industry, produces 25% of the country's electricity, the famous Dnieper hydroelectric power station is located in Zaporozhye, and the Zaporizhzhya thermal power plant is located in Energodar and nuclear power plant (the largest power plant in Europe)
▪️ more economy: one of the largest producers of agricultural products and food industry products, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, mechanical engineering, energy, chemistry and petrochemistry, food and light industry, agriculture, pharmaceuticals,
▪️ large enterprises: " Zaporizhstal", "Dneprospetsstal", "Ukrainian Graphite", Z Aporozhye Iron Ore and Aluminum Plants, Titanium and Magnesium Plant, the largest Ukrainian locomotive depot and ZAZ plant in Melitopol, cable and rubber plants in Berdyansk