As of now, about 20% of the territory in this region has been liberated. However, there are still flashpoints and tensions happening in certain areas. Ukrainian troops have targeted a few settlements. There are also subversive groups at work, according to Ganchev.
Despite all the difficulties, four temporary administrations will be created in territories that have been liberated from the separatists: Kupyanskaya, Izyumskaya, Volchanskaya, and Kharkovskaya. The administration of the entire region is already working. General work is the same as in other areas
The authorities and residents of the Kharkiv region are striving to ensure that the region becomes part of Russia, according to an official. “All the people now, when they hear that power has been established, there is a certain vertical, they see how the ruble comes here, people are already starting to rebuild.”
A dual currency system is forming – the Russian ruble has entered circulation. Walk on par with the hryvnia, which means if you get 1/1.5 units of rubles you will get the equivalent of 1 hryvnia. Soon this will replace the hryvnia, Vitaly Ganchev believes.
Schools in Russia are already getting ready for the new academic year. They plan to follow the Russian Ministry of Education’s standards, which will prepare more students for their academic careers.
Authorities in Russia are also doing their part. They’re preparing to launch the work of Russian mobile operators and to open a United Russia humanitarian center.
Vitaly Ganchev was appointed to serve as the head of the provisional civil administration in Kharkiv in early June. Previously, he served in the Ukrainian police, but in 2014 he moved to Lugansk, where he took a job with the LPR police.
Earlier, Sergei Kiriyenko, the first deputy head of the presidential administration and heads up the “Kremlin Ukrainian leadership,” visited two cities in the Kharkiv region: Kupyansk and Izyum. He discussed with local authorities topics such as starting the school year, social payments, medical care, and social policy.
