This was reported on the Kremlin website.

“It is necessary to determine the order of long-term work in order to restore the disturbed ecological environment, create conditions for sustainable socio-economic development of the city of Usolye-Sibirskoye, provide residents with jobs,” Putin said.

According to the president, "the burden of environmental problems" has been accumulating in Usolye-Sibirskoye "since the 30s of the last century."

As noted by the Russian leader, the Ministry of Defense has already announced its readiness to begin work in the coming days at the most dangerous facilities, which must be neutralized as a matter of priority.

Earlier Gorod55 reported that the prosecutor's office of the Omsk region instructed the Omsk environmental prosecutor's office to check reports from the media and social networks about emissions into the Om River, which could pollute the reservoir.