Two militiamen got injuries of the body in the process of clashes active participants and security forces from power lines in the Kherson region, said Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Ivan Varchenko in broadcast television channel.

on the last working day of the week in the Kherson region have been undermined by power transmission towers that supply light to the Crimea and southern regions of Ukraine. In addition to the repair crews arrived Activists blockade of the Crimea, which wanted to prevent the resumption of full deliveries of electric energy to the Peninsula. There were clashes, there are victims, but By the evening law enforcement agencies announced the settlement of the conflict. The interior Ministry of Ukraine confirmed data about the clashes with activists in Kherson region, saying that the law enforcement officer was stabbed, on this fact criminal case.

"we have Two law enforcement officers, one of whom received health damage, most likely a knife wound in the right side of the abdomen and the 2nd concussion caused by a blow with a stick," said Varchenko.

according to him, law enforcement bodies consider the version of belonging to the explosions of third parties and people who performed the action. He also said that the law enforcement bodies received a message from a correspondent of the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR on causing her bodily harm.

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. 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.

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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