The Hermitage has canceled all excavations in Crimea amid the state of emergency. One of the expeditions was to be led again by the liberated archaeologist Butyagin

The State Hermitage has canceled all archaeological expeditions in Crimea, Alexander Butyagin, head of the archeology sector of the Northern Black Sea region, told Rotunda.

It was he who was supposed to lead the Myrmek ​​expedition to Kerch - the same one, because of his participation in which the archaeologist was detained in Poland at the end of last year at the request of Ukraine.

As journalists write, back in mid-May it was assumed that the Myrmek ​​expedition would take place as usual. However, a few days ago, a message appeared in the expedition group about the postponement of work “due to the aggravation of the situation.”

Instead of Crimea, volunteers were invited to excavations in the Kuban region, noting that it would be easier to get there.

• Let us remind you that on June 26, the Crimean authorities introduced a regional emergency regime, which will remain in effect “until the situation improves.” Over the past week, the peninsula has been regularly subjected to drone attacks: in Crimea, railway traffic and the sale of fuel to civilians have been limited, and residents have complained of interruptions in electricity and water.
• The Myrmekian archaeological expedition led by Alexander Butyagin has been working in Kerch since 1999. In May, immediately after returning to Russia as a result of the exchange of detainees, the scientist said that he intended to continue research this season. At the same time, Butyagin noted that the criminal prosecution against him has not been stopped.