Putin instructed to provide assistance in eliminating the consequences of the disaster in Crimea

He said that on the morning of June 21, the president continued to deal with the topic of Crimea, which suffered from the disaster. 

“Today the president instructed Defense Minister Shoigu to attract the necessary forces and funds in order to assist in cleaning up and eliminating the consequences of these very floods in Yalta and other regions of Crimea, where it is required,” Peskov said.

Also, Putin instructed Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova to ensure all the necessary sanitary and epidemiological measures in Crimea.

In addition, the head of state instructed the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Yevgeny Zinichev to build up the group and take the necessary measures for emergency liquidation of the consequences.

Earlier, the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said that he had reported to the Russian president on the situation with flooding in some areas of the peninsula.