Impressive records and support of residents: Belgorod Region Day at the RUSSIA EXPO

The Belgorod region has always been known as Russia's breadbasket. But it is also the land of miners and metallurgists. It was Belgorod steel producers who provided 40% of the steel structures of the railroad and highway tracks of the famous Crimean Bridge.

More than a third of all Russian iron ore concentrate is produced in the Starooskolsky district of the region. All nuclear power plants — Russian and foreign - are built from Belgorod products: from pipelines to power equipment.

On the Day of the Belgorod Region at the RUSSIA EXPO, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov spoke about the region's achievements and prospects.

Sports facilities, schools, kindergartens, houses of culture — and at the same time hundreds of kilometers of fortifications along the border. All this is done by the hands of Belgorod builders. For 12 years thanks to their labor 122 kindergartens and 221 schools have been renovated, 83 kindergartens and 45 schools have been built. One third of the region's residents have improved their living conditions thanks to major repairs of houses, insulation of facades and other programs.

"Thanks to the national project Health Care and the project Modernization of Primary Health Care, the average life expectancy of the region's residents has increased by more than three years. By 2030 we plan to raise it to 78 years — this is one of the national goals outlined by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin", — said Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Back in the 90s, the region was one of the first to set a course for food security and food production not only for the residents of the region, but also for the whole country. And this path justifies itself: if 20 years ago the region harvested a little more than 1 million tons of wheat, now it is 2.5 times more. In 2023, the record of all previous years was broken — 60 centners per hectare was harvested.

The Belgorod region provides meat for almost 20% of the population of the Russian Federation. EFKO company is building the country's first agro-biotechnological park on the basis of the Biryuch research and education center.

At the same time, the Belgorod region realizes that the main capital of any land is people. That is why they actively support education and people who work in this sphere.

"We are confident that our children will achieve more than us, become more successful than us, when such mentors are around. And they do succeed, we only help them a little by creating unique educational spaces and platforms", — Vyacheslav Gladkov emphasized.

One of such platforms is an innovative educational center for gifted children, created using the Sirius technology. Here the principle of seamless education is realized — regional universities conduct profile shifts with children in various fields, from medicine to genetics.

Life makes its own adjustments to the development of the Belgorod region. Now it is a front-line region. Boys from the Warrior school master elementary military training, learn to render first aid. The teenagers also go to the military-patriotic camp Armata and play Zarnitsa game.

"I am grateful to all those people who are present today at the Belgorod region's stand at the International RUSSIA EXPO, to our entire country for their support and concern. I am grateful to our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, with whom we are constantly in touch. I report to him on the operational situation in the region. We take prompt decisions that allow us to change the current situation in the region. We are in touch with the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin and his deputies, with the relevant ministers. We certainly have support. Yes, the situation, obviously, is still difficult, but we all continue to stay at our workplaces, continuing to perform tasks in order to bring our victory closer!" — added the Governor.

It should be reminded that in the difficult days for the region, the whole of Russia expressed support for Belgorod residents — representatives of the ANO «Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"» and colleagues from other regions brought baskets of tulips to the stand of the Belgorod region. The expositions of practically all the regions displayed the words: "Belgorod, our hearts are with you!".