The Ministry of culture of Ukraine considers illegal the Decision about the designation of facilities in Crimea to the cultural heritage of Russia.

first Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. signed a decree on assigning more than 220 historical and cultural sites in Crimea to the objects of cultural heritage of Federal importance.

"The decision of the Russian Federation to include the cultural heritage of the Crimea and their territory in the Unified state register of objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation is illegal ", - is informed in the report of the press service of the Ministry of culture released Tuesday.

Crimea became a Russian region after the March 2014 referendum in which a Large number of residents at that time still Ukrainian autonomy, do not recognise the legality of the coup d'etat in Ukraine, voted for return to Russia. Ukraine still considers the Crimea her, but at the time occupied territory. The Ukrainian authorities stopped the Russian region of sea, air, rail, bus and cargo letter. Also over the supply of food and water.

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