The Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine assured data clashes with activists in Kherson region, saying that the law enforcement officer received a knife wound.

"During the attack on militiamen protesters suffered police Colonel, whose back was stabbed, trying to take his weapon. Video from the event will lay out later, " he wrote on the social network Facebook the head of the National police Ilya Kiva.

yesterday in Kherson region were undermined by the electric poles that supply light to the Crimea and southern regions of Ukraine. In addition to the repair crews arrived Activists blockade of the Crimea, who want to prevent the resumption of full deliveries of electric energy to the Peninsula.

on the first day of the weekend in the evening, the Activists blocking the repair of power lines, told that they were surrounded by the Military, in the place of the opposition. Law enforcement authorities denied the information about the clashes and the beating active participants, saying that trying to provide access To a damaged power line repair crews. By evening, law enforcement authorities reported about the settlement of the situation. Activists told that during the clashes received damage to the journalist of Crimean-Tatar TV channel ATR.

the fact of the destruction of transmission towers in Ukraine opened a case under the criminal code. The Ministry of energy warned that the destruction of power lines in Ukraine have the opportunity to lead To restrictions in power supply to customers in Crimea in the evening hours.

Crimea is 70% dependent on the supply of electric power from Ukraine. According to the estimates of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, the region needed an additional approximately 880 megawatts of capacity. Before the end of the year under construction primarily Russia power bridge to the Crimea needs to be put into use, which will allow to give to the Crimea from the mainland To 400 megawatts of power. The second phase will provide an opportunity to increase the power flow To 800-840 MW - its construction have plans to finish in summer 2016.

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