This is reported by RIA Novosti.

“Ugra Governor Natalia Komarova was immediately informed about the events in Nefteyugansk. Regional authorities are following the situation in the municipality, ”the department said.

A representative of the department also expressed the readiness of the government of the region to assist law enforcement agencies in carrying out any investigative measures.

Earlier, the media, citing their sources, reported searches in the apartment of the head of Nefteyugansk Sergei Degtyarev, as well as in the local administration. There is no official confirmation of this information yet.