“At this stage, a decision is being made on the appointment of a comprehensive environmental expertise regarding the damage to the ecology of the republic.
The corresponding decision will be made by the IC of Russia.
The examination will be appointed either as part of a pre-investigation check, or as part of a criminal case, "TASS quotes him.
He also said that the Crimean authorities continue to work on documentary evidence of the amount of damage.
It is noted that earlier in the Crimean State Council they announced plans to file lawsuits on five blockades of Crimea by Ukraine, including energy, water, transport, food and banking.
Also in Crimea, they asked to initiate a case against 12 citizens of Ukraine because of the water blockade of the peninsula.
At the end of April, a working group formed by the Crimean authorities submitted documents to the Investigative Committee and the FSB of Russia to initiate a criminal case into the organization of the water blockade of Crimea.