Archaeological sites were destroyed during the construction of the Don-Donbass water pipeline in the Rostov region.

The federal museum-reserve "Tanais" and several other valuable sites were damaged.

"In the necropolis of the Tanais settlement, burials associated with the necropolis have been completely destroyed, and the mounds have been cut away. The graves and ritual objects located within them have been destroyed. The burials located beneath the mounds have been damaged. The cultural layer within the settlements has been destroyed. The mound from the Butenki I burial ground has been completely destroyed," рассказал Vladimir Aleinikov, head of the archeology department of the Don Heritage, an institution that protects historical sites, buildings, and cultural monuments in the Rostov region. 

The regional Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites filed a lawsuit seeking more than 286 million rubles from the Military Construction Company (VSK), the general contractor for the water pipeline construction. 

"According to the committee, VSK committed gross violations in the area of ​​cultural heritage protection, which led to damage to the Tanais necropolis, the Rogozhkino multi-layered settlements, and a number of burial mounds," the arbitration court told journalists from the Rostov publication donnews.
NeMoskva wrote that the Don-Donbass water pipeline, launched in the spring of 2023, selects Residents of the Rostov region have 300 thousand cubic meters of water per day. However, the region already has there were Regular problems with drinking water. And during the construction of the water pipeline at the Ministry of Defense kidnapped More than 500 million rubles - The Main Military Investigative Directorate is conducting an investigation into the theft on an especially large scale.