Biblical plague struck Russia

The inhabitants of the Russian Federation in Krasnodar Krai began to struggle with serious problems. The region has been hit by a plague of locusts, devastating the crops. There are videos on Twitter showing insects attacking farmland. Internet users immediately saw analogies to the Egyptian plagues described in the Bible. Petro Andriushchenko, advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, also expressly comments on the matter. "Nature avenges Mariupol itself," he wrote on Telegram.

The inhabitants of the Russian Federation in Krasnodar Krai began to deal with the plague of locusts, which devastates the crops, Fakt reports.

Locusts appeared in the territory of the Krasnodar Krai, next to Georgia, in the Russian Federation, in particular in the Primorsko-Achtarski region. Inhabitants of these areas complain that the plague of insects is devouring the crops sown.

According to local Russian media, locusts have now appeared in 89 places in the region, covering an area of 2.5 thousand hectares. hectares. "The villages of Stepnaja and Priazovskaya, the farms of Nowyje Limanokirpili, and Stare Limanokirpili are the most affected by the infestation. In the Kalinin region, locusts annoy the inhabitants of the villages of Mogukorovka and Redant" - reported the Russian media.

The recording posted on Twitter shows that there are so many insects that they create a thick, black cloud in the air. In addition, local authorities said that fighting the spread of insects would be very difficult, as they are favored by the prevailing drought and drying out rivers. This is very problematic for the country because, according to the calculations of the local authorities, the locusts have already consumed 1.5 thousand hectares of crops. Its further devastation of crops may result in food shortages in the near future.

Residents of the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district of the Krasnodar Territory filmed a locust invasion.pic.twitter.com/H175h5g9Kt

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"Nature avenges Mariupol itself"

Russia's current problems with the locusts have not escaped the mayor of Mariupol's adviser, Petro Andriushchenko. Using Telegram, he commented on the plague engulfing the Krasnodar Krai. He recalled one important detail related to this region.

"This is where the planes that dropped the bombs on our drama theater and maternity hospital came from here. So now this damned city is under attack by Ukrainian combat locusts. It is an invasion with which they cannot do anything. Nature takes revenge on Mariupol" - wrote a politician on Telegram.