The security service of Ukraine said that blocked the channel of smuggling of oil products from the territory of the Russian Federation in the area of conducting special operations in the Donbass, informs on Tuesday a press-Department Service.

"The security service of Ukraine together with the state fiscal service in the area of antiterrorist operations blocked the channel of smuggling of oil products from Russia to Ukraine ", - is informed in the report.

the Ministry stressed that across the state border near the village of Pantuhina new Pskov region of the Luhansk region was " illegally padded the pipeline length of about one kilometer ". The pipeline coming to the floor private ownership, which produced an oil spill. Employees of security service of Ukraine found the equipment for pumping and camouflaged tank capacity of 50 cubic meters, where he kept five tons of fuel and lubricants. Found another fifty tons of fuel.

Open criminal proceedings according to the paragraph " illegal transportation to sales of excisable items. The pipeline is dismantled, the equipment and products selected. Continue urgent investigative actions.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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