Chairman of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces imported into Russia a batch of firecrackers that contained “an explosive detonating substance.” According to her, the country needs to boycott firecrackers and refuse to buy them. Kommersant writes about this.
It is reported that at a meeting of the Central Election Commission, Pamfilova called on Russians “not to buy, not to use, not to light” firecrackers. She claims that law enforcement agencies provided her with information about firecrackers with explosives imported by the Ukrainian military. She did not provide other details. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, in turn, did not officially issue any warnings.
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On December 25, the Governor of the Belgorod Region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, commented on the information about the sale of explosives in Russia under the guise of New Year's firecrackers. A local resident approached him with a request to confirm or deny reports that firecrackers containing explosives had been brought into the region.
Previously, deputies prepared and submitted to the State Duma a bill banning the sale of fireworks, firecrackers and other pyrotechnics via the Internet. According to them, it is currently “not clear how dangerous goods are delivered” and whether safety rules are followed.
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Later, the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, Artem Kiryanov, said that Russians should be prohibited from buying pyrotechnics during the New Year holidays because of incidents involving pyrotechnics, which he called “mini-terrorist attacks.” He emphasized that in conditions of war with Ukraine, pyrotechnics “pose a much greater threat” than in peacetime.
Meanwhile, in several regions of the country there is already a ban on the use of firecrackers and fireworks.
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