Sale of a Russian sim cards were launched in Crimea

Sale of sim cards with numbers in the Russian code " 7 " were started in the Crimea and Sevastopol, according to a report of the Ministry of communications.

it says that the sim card is available in all points of the major mobile retailers in the square Peninsula without restrictions on the number of sales per customer. Who among operators started to sell sim card, the Ministry does not specify.

largest Russian cellular operator MTS from 13 June began Sale of sim cards numbered 7-978 reserved for MTS Krasnodar region, said Last news in the press-service of the operator. Subscribers will be served in the roaming network " MTS-Ukraine " ( " daughter " MTS) to the tariff " Super MTS ", allowing free calls to subscribers of " MTS-Russia ", and Also at a reduced price to subscribers of " MTS-Ukraine ". The standard tariff, he was supplemented by special terms - reduced the cost of communication in the field.

" Any change in the rating of customers of " MTS-Ukraine " is not happening. All Subscribers, who come from Russia to Crimea, served at the prices of on-net roaming, and Also have the opportunity to connect optimizing options ", - stressed in MTS.

in " Vympelcom " ( " Beeline " ) has refrained from comments, noting only that the operator cancels June 20 international roaming in the Crimea. The Commissioner of MegaFon said that the Company conducts dialogues with partners in the Crimea and is ready to develop cooperation with them to the Subscribers received the most profitable and high-quality service.

in the message of the Ministry of communications it is Also reported that In present is completed the deployment of infrastructure network of the Russian mobile operator in Crimea, it is obliged to make in the near future. The name of the operator is not informed. Before mass-media informed, that the new operator in Crimea may be " K-Telecom ", which SCRF issued frequencies used by the company " MTS-Ukraine ". The eponymous " daughter " exists in the Russian MTS. MTS denied data about registration of its " daughter " of frequencies in the Crimea.


The crisis of political power broke out in Ukraine by the end of November 2013, when the Cabinet has announced about temporary suspension of European integration of the state. Numerous protests, dubbed the " evropidan ", were held throughout Ukraine and in January resulted in clashes with police. The result of fighting in the street, during which the opposing political force many times used small arms and began dozens of casualties.
on February 22, the country suffered a violent seizure of power. The Verkhovna Rada, violating between President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders, changed the Constitution changed the leadership of the Parliament and the Ministry of internal Affairs and was removed from power the head of the country, which was then forced to leave Ukraine, fearing for their lives. on 27 February, the Ukrainian Parliament approved the so-called " government of national trust ", became Premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Crimea, for its part, did not recognize the legitimacy of the new government and decided to hold a referendum on the future life of the region. Valeisienes passed on March 16. In the Bulletin were made to two questions: " are You for the reunification of the Crimea with Russia on the rights of the subject of the Russian Federation?" and " are You for the restoration of the Constitution of the Republic of Crimea 1992 and over the status of Crimea as part of Ukraine?".

the overwhelming majority of voters (96, 77%) when appearing in 83, 1% were in favour of reunification with Russia. The corresponding agreement was signed on March 18, then it was approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council. They Also adopted the Federal constitutional law on education 2 new regions of Russia - Republic of Crimea and city of Sevastopol. The head of the Russian Federation centuries Putin signed both documents. Also before Putin said that the referendum in the Crimea corresponds to the norms of international law and the UN Charter.


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