We are going through difficult times." Governor of Rostov warned against threat of financial collapse of all Azov Sea ports due to Ukrainian attacks Ports in Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog and Azov, which were damaged due to attacks by Ukrainian UAVs, may "lose" if the federal authorities do not take steps to save them, said Rostov Governor Yuri Sliosar. "Of course they [the ants] are also going through difficult times. All three of our ports have actually had [their] work suspended. At the same time, the loans remained, the obligation to pay wages remained," he said in an interview with Russia 24 (quoted from Vedomosti). Due to shipping disruptions in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which previously accounted for about 80% of grain exports, Russia for the first time began to send such cargo through the port of Murmansk and the Arctic Ocean. According to Sliosar, due to the attacks of the armed forces of Ukraine, mooring walls, tanks and other port infrastructures were damaged, and due to the cessation of hubs and the collapse of shipping in the Black Azov Sea basin, a regional emergency regime was introduced in the area. All 7,000 workers in the three ports continue to receive wages, leading to a "rapid deterioration in their economic situation." "If we don't radically help this industry now, we will lose it," said the head of the region. In October, Sliosar warned that due to drone strikes and shipping restrictions, port and shipping companies in the Rostov region were facing the threat of bankruptcy. More details.