The head of the Kherson region, appointed by the Russians, Vladimir Saldo said that Putin decided to build on the Arabat Strelka (a peninsula north-east of the Crimea) “New City”, Ukrainian media write.
According to Saldo, “the new city will be with the” government quarter “, it will be placed in the” authorities “of the regions of the Kherson region controlled by Russia.
The length of the Arabat Strelka is more than 113 km, width is from 270 meters to 8 km. In peacetime, boarding houses, beaches, coastal cafes functioned there.