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Ukraine-Krise: Zwei Tote bei Zusammenstößen in Charkow - Innenminister
Bei Zusammenstößen am Freitag in Charkow (Ostukraine) sind zwei Menschen getötet und weitere Menschen, darunter ein Polizist, teilweise schwer verletzt worden, wie der amtierende Innenminister der Ukraine, Arsen Awakow, auf seiner Facebook-Seite schreibt.
Nach seinen Angaben hat es insgesamt 30 Festnahmen gegeben. Auf beiden Seiten des Konfliktes seien Waffen beschlagnahmt worden. Die Situation habe sich gegen Morgen „entspannt“, heißt es.
In einer weiteren ostukrainischen Stadt, Donezk, hatten sich am Donnerstagabend Gegner und Anhänger der neuen Regierung in Kiew schwere Zusammenstöße geliefert. Nach den jüngsten Angaben wurden dabei ein Mensch getötet und mindestens 26 weitere verletzt.
Die Lage in der Ukraine spitzte sich zu, nachdem die Oberste Rada (Parlament) Präsident Viktor Janukowitsch für abgesetzt erklärt, die Verfassung geändert und einen Übergangspräsidenten ernannt hatte. Etliche Gebiete im Osten und Süden der Ukraine, darunter die Krim, haben die neue Führung in Kiew nicht anerkannt und eine Volksabstimmung über den Status ihrer Regionen angesetzt.

http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Ukraine-meldet-russischen-Vorstoss-article12468741.html

Das ukrainische Verteidigungsministerium meldet einen Vorstoß russischer Truppen auf das an die Krim angrenzende Gebiet. 80 Fallschirmjäger seien im Dorf Strilkowe gelandet, Russland schweigt dazu.

Crimean self-defence units prevent act of sabotage on gas pipeline.

Simferopol, March 15. CrimeaInform. Crimean self-defence units prevented an act of sabotage on a gas pipeline on Saturday, March 15.

Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov said the saboteurs had identified themselves as Ukrainian Border Guard Service officials.

“Crimean self-defence personnel prevented an attempt to block the gas pipeline to Crimea at the Arbatsky Spit. To prevent such attempts [in the future], the gas distribution station was put under protection. The persons who tried to damage the equipment - up to 40 people, according to preliminary information - and who identified themselves as Ukrainian Border Guard Service officials left the station in a hurry,” Aksyonov said.

He asked Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Alexander Vitko to take the gas transportation system in this area under protection “in order to ensure energy security of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and uninterrupted operation of crucial facilities.”


Crimea has also created a month’s worth of water reserves and is installing diesel generators in case the Ukrainian authorities cut off electricity supplies to the peninsula. @Staehlt

“There are about 900 diesel generators in the autonomy. With the consumption of 300 to 500 tonnes of diesel fuel a day, we can have enough mobile generators to cover the entire peninsula,” Aksyonov said.

He admitted, though, that “there may be some problems with electricity supplies for two or three days [if Ukraine cuts off electricity to Crimea], but we have all the sites ready, equipment is here and is being installed,” the prime minister said.
He expressed hope that “common sense will prevail among the Ukrainian authorities.”
Aksyonov also said that Crimea had desalination plants. “And we also have water reserves to last for a month or a month and a half. This time will allow us to solve certain issues,” he said.

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International observers register no violations at Crimea polling stations

Simferopol, March 15. CrimeaInform. European parliament deputies and international observers said on Saturday that Crimean polling stations were well prepared for the March 16 referendum.

“We can have no doubts that everything is organised well and security is ensured at the polling stations we visited and we registered no provocations,” said international observer mission coordinator Mateush Piskorski (Greece).

“Our mission is for a short term; over 54 international observers will monitor the situation at polling stations. We plan to visit from 10% to 15% of all electoral districts in Crimea,” he added.
Piskorski said the observers would also have the possibility to be present during the final vote count. “Within the framework of our mission, we’ll have the possibility to watch the vote count,” Piskorski said.

He also told journalists that already on Saturday a group of international observers had been able to assess the readiness of electoral districts for the referendum.

In turn, Serbian representative and Serbia’s parliament deputy chairman Nenad Popovic said that a total of 135 international observers from 23 countries would monitor the referendum. “We’ll watch the work of polling stations in regions and not only in Simferopol,” he said.

“The preparation process at the polling stations we visited is proceeding in compliance with all the necessary standards. We could see that citizens were not under pressure and were preparing to express their position freely,” the Serbian representative said.

He also expressed the hope that the referendum turnout would be very high. “We hope that everyone will observe democratic principles,” he said.