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23 of November, 20:58

The energy facilities of the Crimea will protect from terror
Objects of fuel-energy complex of Crimea you can protect them from terrorist threats, informs the Crimean government.

"while held in the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation government Commission on security of electricity supply of the joint meeting adopted the decision on additional measures on maintenance of antiterrorist security of objects of fuel and energy complex of the Republic of Crimea ", - is informed in the report.

According to head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov, one of the main factors of threat are the territorial claims on the Crimea from Ukraine, " acting under the control of the West."

"This circumstance is caused by the persistence of risks to energy security on the Peninsula, the transport blockade, but also increases its vulnerability to terrorist ", - quotes the words Aksenova his press service.

last Friday in the Kherson region have been undermined by power transmission towers supplying electricity to the Crimea in the night of Sunday the supply of electricity to the Peninsula from Ukraine were fully completed. In Crimea introduced a state of emergency, schedules of emergency shutdowns of electricity and water supply, about 1, 6 million people remain without electricity. On-site generation has allowed to provide electricity in several cities of the Crimea. While supporters of the blockade of Crimea in Ukraine does not allow repair crews to damaged power lines pillars, on which were hung the flags - Ukrainian and approved by the Kurultay of the Crimean Tatars in 1991.

review of the Crimean authorities, the energy blockade of the Peninsula is, for example, the head of the unregistered in Russia the organization "the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people" Mustafa Dzhemilev. Together with another leader Refat Chubarov - he first initiated the food blockade of the Crimea and openly called for the cessation of its supply. Against both in Russia prosecuted them for 5 years denied entry to the Russian Federation in connection with the extremist statements.

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