Radiy Khabirov. Frame: Echo of Moscow in Ufa / YouTube The head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov arrived at Shihan Kustau after fierce clashes of the security forces with protesters against the development of the mountain “Bashkir Soda Company”. Khabirov called on the protesters to disperse, promising the termination of work on Kustau until the decision arranging all parties appears. The detained activists, according to him, may also be free, although Khabirov is not going to “call the judges”.

Participants in a protest in defense of the Kushtau Shikhan in Bashkiria demolished a barrier and an information board installed at the entrance to the territory that the Bashkir Soda Company is going to develop, reports . Ekho Moskvy in Ufa The video recording of the KushTau on-line channel shows how security forces in protective equipment and helmets beat the protesters with batons, trying to push them away from the barrier; Tear gas was reported used.