Aksonov says land route from Russia to Crimea is not yet available for civilians
IRYNA BALACHUK - WEDNESDAY, 8 JUNE, 2022, 10:51
The so-called head of Russian-occupied Crimea, Serhii Aksonov, has said that the land route from Russia to Crimea through the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is not yet available to civilians.
Source: Aksonov on Telegram
Aksyonov's Quote: "The route on the mainland is open and available for the movement of military vehicles and cargo delivery, but it is too early to talk about the free movement of civilian cars."
Details: According to him, there is in fact, "a through passage and you can already drive to Rostov Oblast (through the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine - ed.)."
Aksonov explained that "it is suitable for military purposes and for the delivery of foodstuffs, but for civilians it will take some time."
At the same time, he expressed confidence that "thanks to the Russian Defence Ministry, this goal will be achieved."
Background:
- On 7 June, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian invaders had opened a land connection between Russia and the occupied Crimea through the temporarily occupied southern oblasts of Ukraine.
- Shoigu also added that the Russian occupiers have restored the possibility of starting to run trains on six railway sections between "Russia, Donbass, Ukraine and Crimea" with a total length of 1,200 km. He also noted that the delivery of goods to Mariupol, Berdyansk and Kherson has begun.
- Later, the so-called head of the military-civil administration of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, collaborator Yevhen Balitsky, said that the first freight train carrying grain stolen from Ukraine was sent to Crimea from the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
- Earlier, the so-called senator of the Russian Federation Council from Crimea Sergei Tsekov said that so-called "referendums" on the accession of Donbas, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts to Russia may take place within a year.
