The Prosecutor General's office of Ukraine said on the last working day of the week about the launch of criminal proceedings on the fact of nationalization of the Russian side of the international children center " Artek ".

According to the decision of the offsite meeting of the Crimean government, held March 31 at Yalta, the property assigned to Artek, transferred to Federal ownership. The Ukrainian foreign Ministry said the decision is unlawful. Kiev had not recognized the results of the Crimean referendum on the return to Russia and continues to believe that the Ukrainian Crimea Autonomous Republic (AR).

"The first of April the Prosecutor's office of Crimea initiated pre-trial proceedings in criminal proceedings on the fact of illegal acquisition officials illegally created body, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea property of the largest in Ukraine children camp" international children's centre " Artek ", owned by the state, by transferring the property of the sanatorium was in the ownership of the Russian Federation. As a result, the Ukrainian state is caused property damage on an especially large scale ", - reported in the report on the Internet office of the Supervisory authority.

Artek was founded in 1925 and, together with the " Eagle ", was the largest children's center of the USSR. 16th June 2015 camping will celebrate its 90th anniversary. Currently in "Artek" there are 10 children's health camps, the coastline with children's beaches stretches for 7 miles." Artek " given the status of international children's centre under the auspices of UNESCO.

The Crimea and city of Sevastopol became the Russian regions after the referendum on 16 March 2014, when more than 96% voted for reaching these areas from Ukraine and reunification with Russia. The referendum was a reaction to the coup in Kiev on 22 February.

the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has stated many times that the inhabitants of the Crimea in a democratic way, in full accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations voted for reunification with Russia, respecting and accepting that choice and that choice is the reality that ought to be considered.

Crimean region, part of the RSFSR, was in February 1954 transferred to the Ukrainian SSR by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

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