View of the section of the North Crimean Canal near the village of Sovetsky in Crimea. File photoSIMFEROPOL, Apr 15The head of the Committee on Legislation of the Crimean Parliament, Sergei Trofimov, said that the first claim for damages from the water blockade would be filed after the resumption of postal communications with Ukraine. more than 152 billion rubles from the water blockade of the peninsula.In Crimea, they called for the nationalization of the property of the organizers of the water blockade «There were objective difficulties with filing a lawsuit due to the fact that the Russian Post temporarily suspended receiving shipments to Ukraine, so we cannot, in accordance with the requirements of procedural law, notify the Ukrainian side of filing a lawsuit. As soon as postal communications will be resumed, we will complete all the necessary legal procedures and file a lawsuit,” Trofimov told RIA Novosti. Ukrainian officials. Within the framework of this case, it is also possible to file a claim for the recovery of material damage caused by the water blockade. Ukraine provided up to 85% of Crimea's needs for fresh water through the North Crimean Canal running from the Dnieper. However, after the reunification of Crimea with Russia, the supply of water through the canal to the republic was completely stopped unilaterally. The channel was unblocked at the end of February after the start of a Russian special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. The length of the main artificial channel of the canal is 400 kilometers.
