
The authorities of the Amur Region accused the employees of the company, previously engaged in the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, of illegal extraction of sand. This was reported by the portal Amur.info .
For such violations, the Sifters face up to a million rubles of a fine, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Amur Region said. They also have to fully pay for the damage caused by the environment - this amount can reach several million rubles.
Similar violations in the Tsiolkovsky area have already been registered. In June of this year, in the same place, the current builders of the Cosmodrome - FSUE "GVU No. 6" was caught for illegal production of sand. However, the company did not plead guilty.