Occupation authorities in Crimea illegally use Avangard poultry factories

11:55, 31.08.2016 1 min read

Eurasia's largest agricultural holding Ukrlandfarming has declared the illegal seizure of the premises and equipment of Pivdenna Holding poultry farm, part of Avangard, in Crimea.

"The matter concerns the illegal transfer of the land leased by Pivdenna Holding to Crimean Trade and Industrial Company owned by the wife of former people's deputy of Ukraine Oleh Tsariov," the press service of Ukrlandfarming said.

In addition, the agricultural holding said this occurred without notifying the leadership of Avangard and Ukrlandfarming.

The security service of the agricultural holding is clarifying the details and consequences of the capture.

The agricultural holding said this is not the first attempt to illegally seize the property of Crimea's largest poultry farm Pivdenna Holding, being mothballed since late 2013. Previously there were attempts to apply the so called "law on compulsory redemption" of objects of strategic importance to the group's assets.