The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, said that since the start of hostilities in Ukraine, regarding 80 residents of the region have died. How reports 47newshe named the number when he answered a journalist’s question regarding the most difficult decisions over the past year.
“I worry regarding every resident of the Leningrad region, because we are all one big family. Those tragic notices, and there have already been regarding 80 of them, are a tragedy for families and for all of us, ”Drozdenko said at the annual press conference.
According to the head of the Leningrad region, he understands that everyone who goes to the front risks his life, but, on the other hand, “we must protect the interests of the country.”