Crimeans were allowed to make noise with fireworks on New Year's Eve
Crimea has lifted restrictions on fireworks and salutes for New Year's Eve. The ban on pyrotechnics will be lifted for the period from December 31, 2022, to January 1, 2023, inclusive, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, said that he has made changes to his decree “On the threat of an emergency situation that has arisen on the territory of the Republic of Crimea,” which has been in effect in the republic since September and prohibits the launching of fireworks and drones into the sky.
“Nevertheless, I think it is important at such a time to observe certain moral boundaries when holding festive events. Thanks to the courage and resilience of our soldiers participating in a special military operation, the security of Crimea is ensured.
We have the opportunity to calmly work and study, raise children, and make plans for the future. I hope for the consciousness and responsibility of our citizens. Let our families become the center of the upcoming holidays, and let our children be their main participants,” Aksenov wrote on his pages on social networks.
The day before, in an interview with the TASS agency, the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, said that in addition to the ban on pyrotechnics, a number of restrictions would be introduced in the region so that the format of the New Year celebration would correspond to the historical period.
“Of course, among the factors determining what is subject to the ban, an important place will be occupied not only by the issue of security, but also by an assessment of what will look immoral in today’s situation, when our soldiers are dying on the fronts of the Northern Military District, and the people of Donbass, our compatriots and blood brothers are being subjected to genocide by the criminal Kyiv regime,” the speaker explained.
Plans for celebrating the New Year in Crimea have changed more than once. Firstly, municipalities were officially prohibited from spending budget funds on organizing festive events and illumination, but later it turned out that this ban was not for everyone - Evpatoria will purchase light bulbs and garlands for 39 million rubles.
Secondly, the ban on pyrotechnics led to total checks at retail outlets for their sale, since according to the decree, only firecrackers, sparklers and cold rain could be used. As a result, the Ministry of Resorts of Crimea launched an information campaign “New Year in Crimea is like home,” since there is nothing else to attract tourists except TV and a festive table.
Crimeans are allowed to enjoy fireworks on New Year's Eve.