He made the corresponding statement at the regular session of the republican parliament.

"In accordance with the information of the executive bodies, damage in the amount of 1 billion 349 million 27 thousand 855 rubles has already been confirmed. According to municipalities - 802 million 630 thousand 438 rubles. Of these, 250 million rubles are for the threat of emergencies in the Bakhchisaray district," TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the preliminary damage from the storm in the Crimea was estimated at more than 490 million rubles.

On November 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin listened to a report by the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, on the scale of destruction on the peninsula caused by a powerful storm and squally winds.