Russia has begun to destroy the sanctions products – BBC Russian

Cheese will be crushed using a roller, and then will be moved to a specially dug pit

In Belgorod proceeded to destroy 10 tons of cheese sanctions, reported in Rosselkhoznadzor.

“It began the destruction of the sanctions production in Belgorod. According to some According to the party products to be destroyed, is 10 tonnes, instead of 7 tons, as previously reported, “- he said the press secretary Yulia Melano Rosselkhoznadzor agency TASS.

According to her, the cheese will be crushed with the help of the rink and then will be moved to a specially dug pit.

In accordance with the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in Russia were to begin destroying prohibited to import food.

On the eve reported that Belgorod will be destroyed 7 tons of cheese “of unknown origin”. Thursday also planned to destroy 20 tons of cheese sanctions in Orenburg and pork and in St. Petersburg.

On Wednesday, the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergei Dankvert announced the destruction of several hundred tons of food sanctions.

More than 250 thousands of Russians have protested against the destruction of fresh ingredients and made for the transfer of their citizens in need, by signing the petition.

In response, the president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that the decree is binding.

Russia in August 2014 imposed an embargo on the import of food from countries that impose on it the sanction of the annexation of the Crimea and the conflict in the east of Ukraine.