In the last 20 years, the shallowing of the Caspian Sea in Russia alone has amounted to approximately 20 thousand square kilometers.
elchi reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this while speaking at the Caspian Ecological Summit held in Turkmenistan.
According to him, the shallowing of the Caspian Sea leads to a decrease in investment attractiveness, loss of jobs, and deterioration of the quality of life for residents in the Caspian coastal regions.