“We discussed issues of further integration of the Zaporozhye region into the socio-economic field of the Russian Federation, financial and economic activity and increasing the pace of recovery of the main sectors of the economy,” Balitsky wrote in Telegram. 

Earlier, the authorities of the Zaporozhye region announced that the region would be included in the program of national projects in 2023.

They also reported that hryvnia holders in the region will be able to exchange currency for rubles until April 1, 2023.