The case was opened under Art.
246 of the Criminal Code (violation of environmental protection rules during the performance of work).
According to the investigation, on October 17, during the technological work on the decommissioned section of the oil pipeline from the Central Oil Pumping Station "Yuzhnaya Shapka" - the Kharyaga terminal, a pipeline break was discovered.
The spill area on soil was 25 sq.
m, an iridescent film was also recorded on the Kolva River.
The total volume of spilled oil and oil products was at least 0.9 cubic meters.
Earlier, the authorities of the city of Usinsk decided to introduce an emergency situation on the territory of the municipality due to the pollution of Kolva.