The largest greenhouse complex in Crimea has closed due to a fuel shortage

In annexed Crimea, the peninsula’s largest greenhouse complex, “Belogorsky,” has ceased operations. According to local activists, the facility halted production due to an acute fuel shortage, power outages, and logistical problems.

This was reported by Krym.Realii, citing a local activist who wished to remain anonymous.

According to him, the complex, which specialized in growing cucumbers and flowers, has now completely halted production. The workforce has been laid off, and only administrative staff and security personnel remain on the job.

The remaining vegetable produce was distributed free of charge to employees of local government agencies, and the flower seedlings were given to municipal enterprises.

According to the source, the greenhouse complex was one of the largest employers in the Bilohirsk district. The enterprise employed over 400 people and produced more than 10,000 metric tons of cucumbers and about 5 million flowers annually.

As the activist notes, the occupying Ministry of Agriculture of the Crimean government was not publicly notified of the plant’s shutdown. At the same time, he says, in private correspondence, they did not deny that operations had ceased, explaining that after fuel sales at gas stations were halted on June 21, the complex was unable to continue its activities. Furthermore, its products are not included in the list of socially essential goods.

For its part, the occupation administration of Belogorsk has not officially commented on the situation.

Earlier, in the temporarily occupied Crimea near Belogorsk, one of the peninsula’s largest quarries suspended operations due to a fuel shortage.

Recently, Sergey Aksyonov,the Gauleiter ofoccupied Crimea, acknowledged that the fuel crisis on the peninsula will not end anytime soon. According to him, no significant volumes of fuel are expected to be available for sale in the near future, and problems with the power supply will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

As a reminder, following a large-scale attack by Ukrainian drones on military facilities in Kerch, the occupying authorities of Crimea and Sevastopoldeclared a regional state ofemergency. Officially, this was explained by the need to promptly resolve economic issues, though no specific reasons for this decision were given.

The Russian authorities also imposed temporaryrestrictions on the electricity supply. The Russian-controlled company “Krymenergo” stated that the blackouts are necessary to prevent the power grid from becoming overloaded and to avoid large-scale accidents.

Андрій Колісніченко