SIMFEROPOL, April 25 – RIA Novosti Crimea. Members of an organized crime group suspected of extortion were caught red-handed in Crimea. Crimeans will be forced to collect 400 million debts for major repairs. In Simferopol, after reconstruction, the Foros high-voltage substation was put into operation, which is capable of supplying up to 25 thousand consumers. In Sevastopol, the restoration of the Bayonet and Sail monument has been completed. In Crimea, due to abnormally warm weather, early strawberries ripened ahead of schedule.
About the main events and statements of the day – in the RIA Novosti Crimea collection.
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In Crimea, members of an organized crime group were caught red-handed for extortion
The suspects were detained after receiving 200 thousand rubles from citizens, the Russian FSB Directorate for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol reported. It is noted that the detainees extorted money from people using violence.
“The Russian FSB Directorate for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol suppressed the illegal activities of an organized criminal group specializing in extortion of funds using physical violence,” the message says.
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Crimeans owe 400 million for major repairs
About 400 million rubles of debt for major repairs will be forcibly collected from Crimeans by the end of the year. Alamdar Amiraslanov, First Deputy General Director of the Regional Fund for Capital Repairs of Apartment Buildings of the Republic of Crimea, stated this at the press center of RIA Novosti Crimea.
“In total, we plan to collect about 400 million rubles in debt on contributions for major repairs by the end of the year,” Amiraslanov said.
Since the beginning of the year, 18 thousand claims have been sent to debtors.
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The Foton substation was put into operation in Simferopol
The capacity of the substation, the modernization of which began in July 2022, has more than tripled. This was reported by the press service of Krymenergo. “Foton” has become one of the key network infrastructure facilities of Simferopol and the region. The substation provides energy supply to more than 25 thousand consumers.
“As part of the project, two power transformers were replaced, as a result of which the power unit’s power increased more than threefold – from 40 MVA to 126 MVA. Also, a new complete gas-insulated gas distribution unit (in an insulating shell filled with a special gas – ed.) was installed at the substation. 110 kV device,” the message says.
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Restoration of “Bayonet and Sails” has been completed in Sevastopol
The restoration of the monument to the “Hero City of Sevastopol,” better known under the unofficial name “Bayonet and Sail,” was completed on the eve of the May holidays. The city governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, announced this on STV.
“We have completed the restoration of the Bayonet and the Sail, one of the most significant obelisks in the city. We have completely put it in order, done the lighting. All the bas-reliefs have been restored, and so on. We plan to officially open this obelisk before the holiday.”
The obelisk at Cape Khrustalny, in the place where the first fireworks were given in honor of the liberation of Sevastopol, was opened in 1977.
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In Crimea, strawberries ripened ahead of schedule
In Crimea, they began harvesting the first strawberries grown indoors. As the acting Minister of Agriculture of Crimea, Alime Zaredinova, reported, at the moment on the peninsula, 24 hectares are occupied by strawberries in greenhouses, while berry fields in general occupy 100 hectares.
“Now mass harvesting of berries has begun indoors – two weeks earlier than last year. Most of the strawberries in greenhouses in Crimea grow in the Bakhchisarai region,” she said and noted that the demand for Crimean berries in every corner of Russia is high.
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