Stories from Anadyr · Russia

The Chukotka region led Russian regional rankings for the highest salaries in February. Residents of the district received more than 208,000 rubles per month, according to reports from Rosstat. Average earnings in this northern region increased over the past year.

Russia plans to increase the number of emergency rescue centers on the Northern Sea Route to six. Yuri Trudnev, the Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District, announced the plan during a working trip to Chukotka.

Yuri Trudnev, the Plenipotentiary Representative in the Far Eastern Federal District, reported seeing apples priced at 300 rubles per piece in a Chukotka store. He noted that a single large apple cost 300 rubles and a kilogram of apples reached 1,000 rubles. Trudnev requested that the Ministry for the Development of the Far East explain the pricing principles during a meeting on the socio-economic development of the district. This price level persists despite the Northern Delivery law. A Russian Vice-Premier reported finding apples priced at 1,000 rubles per kilogram in Chukotka stores. The Vice-Premier requested an explanation for these costs given the existing law on northern supply intended to reduce food prices. Leonid Kholod, a professor and former deputy minister, is providing commentary on the situation.