We will do our best to give people electricity and warm
We discussed with Emmanuel quite specific projects to strengthen our protection and to restore the destroyed objects. The terrorist rate for the winter is absolutely transparent for everyone, and this challenge should be considered as a challenge to the whole of Europe. Any winter difficulties in Moscow will be presented in its propaganda as allegedly proof of the inability of the united Europe. So together we have to prove to terrorists that insolvency is a word about them, not Europe.
There were two very important events. The first is in December in France. Subject to all the challenges of winter: from energy to finance, from weapons to protection of the sky. And the second event is to gather France's business and help Ukraine. The situation with our food exports spoke with President Macron.
These days, the movement of ships with Ukrainian agro -production continued, primarily due to the principle of partners, namely the UN and Turkey, which do not accept Russian efforts to destroy the grain agreement. But it requires reliable and long -term protection of the grain corridor. Russia should be clearly aware that the world will receive a rigid answer to any steps that break our food exports. This is a question of literally about life for tens of millions of people.
In particular, he spoke about it today with Cambodia Prime Minister. This country is now presiding in ASEAN, one of the most powerful world associations. It is more than 600 million people in ten countries. And for each of these countries, the food crisis is a real threat to national security. If food prices due to Russian aggression increase, if a deficit is formed in the food market, it will inevitably lead to catastrophic consequences in most ASEAN countries, as in other regions of the world.
Therefore, pressure on Russia for the sake of food security guarantees is now needed from all - and from the Asian countries as well. We work for this. Today, a visit to the Kyiv European Commissar on Energy Simson has been made to Kyiv. At one time, it helped us greatly in the process of accession of Ukraine to the pan -European energy network. This is something that significantly intensified Ukraine. And now we have heard the necessary support signals from Ms. European Commissar.
They discussed the initiative to create a format that, as a military "Ramstein", will be able to work for the sake of our common security, but concentrated in the energy plane. Something like Energy Ramstein - funds, technical support, transformers, generators, energy - this is what is vital for our protection. They also discussed assistance to specific cities and communities.
Such as Nikolaev, Nikopol, Kharkiv and others who are undergoing permanent Russian terror - literally every day and every night. I informed the European Commissar on the elimination of the consequences of yesterday's massive Russian blow on our energy. About our needs for such blows. As a result of the visit, we have many working arrangements. As of this time, we can report that all consumers in Ukraine have already restored the technical possibility of water supply.
For most, the technical ability to supply electricity. Stabilization shutdowns continue in nine regions of Ukraine. Energy and local authorities do everything to reduce the time of shutdown. It should not be forgotten that renewable work in the territories that were freed from the occupiers continue without interruption: in Kharkiv, in the Donbass, in the south of the country. For example, more than 20,000 consumers in the liberated areas of Kharkiv region have received gas supply.
In Vovchansk, Balaklius and other cities, heat supply systems are being restored. We will do our best to give people electricity and warmth this winter. But we need to understand that Russia will do everything to destroy the normality of life. They do not pay attention to the expenditures on the energy terror. If you look at the price of only yesterday's Russian blow, the rockets and drones used cost Russia in the equivalent of more than 2 million 300 thousand average Russian pensions by age.
And it's one blow! Monthly income of 2 million 300 thousand Russian pensioners . . . Instead of overcoming poverty in their country, the Russian leadership spends everything so as not to recognize what historical mistake they made this war against Ukraine. They are hopeless on the battlefield. Ukrainian soldiers have already proven it. But it takes time, effort is needed, it takes patience to prove that the hope for the winter for Russian terrorists will not come true. I am sure we will pass it.