Mogilev made a statement about the attack of Maidan supporters on Crimean buses
Simferopol, February 21 (Navigator, Astra Yazyka) – Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Anatoly Mogilev announced an attack on buses “carrying peaceful Crimean activists” in the Cherkasy region. 3 buses were burned, people were beaten, seven are already in the hospital.
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Mogilev’s statement, which was distributed by the press service of the Council of Ministers, emphasizes that Crimea, like the whole of Ukraine, has already felt the bitterness of the losses of the civil confrontation - the death of three law enforcement officers. But the tests did not end there and there are more to come.
“This night, buses with peaceful Crimean activists who were returning home from Kyiv were completely attacked,” Mogilev said. – In the Cherkasy region, buses were stopped by groups of armed extremists. It has been precisely established that 3 buses were burned, people were disembarked, and physical force was applied to some of them. Seven are already in hospital.”
320 people were returning to Crimea on buses. The exact number of victims and circumstances are being established.
According to official data from the Cherkassy regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, no deaths of Crimean residents have been registered.
“In the conditions of chaos that has engulfed the country, we are trying to involve all competent structures in other regions in this work to organize the return of our people to Crimea. We are doing everything possible and impossible to resolve this issue as quickly as possible,” Mogilev assured.
The response of the Cherkasy regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is attached to the prime minister's statement.
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