Despite the deteriorating security situation in the Zolochiv district of the Kharkiv region, the farmer has sown 240 hectares with winter wheat.

Despite the proximity of the Zolochiv district of the Kharkiv region to the Russian border and the risks, farmers continue to work. In particular, the "Victoria" farm has sown 240 hectares of winter wheat for the 2026 harvest. This was told to the public by the head of the enterprise, Oleksiy Smykovskyy. The farm cultivates more than 800 hectares of land. The main crops are winter wheat and sunflower, with smaller amounts of corn and soybeans. The farmer hopes for favorable weather and an improvement in the security situation, because this year it has become more difficult to work in the community. "Sometimes we find FPV drones, some scouts, on the fields. We inform the State Emergency Service, they come and take everything away. As for the difficulties, it's mostly anxiety. These are more stressful situations. The biggest difficulties are when something flies, something buzzes, something explodes somewhere," says the farmer. In particular, in October, the Russians destroyed 8 ...