The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov has threatened businessmen who inflate the price of food and fuel, criminal cases.

The Crimea in the night of Sunday was completely de-energized because of the erosion in the South Ukraine transmission towers supplying electricity to the Peninsula. In the region introduced a state of emergency until full power is restored. Before the supporters of the blockade of the Crimea did not allow the repair to damaged poles, power lines, however on a Tuesday morning in "Ukrenergo" stated that he had begun to repair one of the transmission lines after receiving permission from the participants of the blockade.

According to Aksenova, today in the Republic there are no issues with food and fuel, and issues with delivery from the Russian mainland.

"now we together with the Ministry of internal Affairs, the Prosecutor's office are monitoring food prices, fuel availability is sufficient, monthly consumption, at least. If someone is speculating, trying to make some hype, is the speculators, will respond in times of emergency, the criminal case will be initiated ", - said Aksenov correspondents.

according to him, the Crimean government is working in full coordination with all security agencies.

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