The beekeepers in the village of Vasilevka in the Bolgradsky district of Odessa region, who suffered from large-scale death of bees from chemical poisoning, and the agrarian who treated the rapeseed field with an insecticide, came to a compromise.
The beekeepers who suffered losses met with the head of ChSP Agroprodukt Georgy Kalayanov, during which they discussed the problem and the amount of compensation for damages.
Georgy Kalayanov said that he did not need conflicts with fellow villagers, so he went to discuss the problem and the amount of compensation for the damage that was done to beekeepers. The farmer promised that in the future he would inform everyone about the processing of the fields, including representatives of the press. In addition, the farmer said that he would carry out the processing with caution.
The conversation with the agricultural producer took place in a constructive manner, the parties agreed on cooperation and to prevent similar incidents in the future. During the same day, beekeepers withdrew a statement that had previously been sent to law enforcement, said one of the injured beekeepers, Alexander Chervenkov.
Earlier it was reported that in the Bolgadsky district of Odessa region, beekeepers were faced with mass death of bees due to chemical poisoning. At 8 apiaries, 800 beehives were killed. The beekeeper Nikolai Tomev reported that about 2.5 million bees fell victims of poisoning.