The Mykolaiv Municipal Department of Public Works Explained that They Are Not Pursuing the Goal of Tearing Down Trees for Gas Stations, but Are Simply "Acting Within the Limits of Their authority."

The Department of Housing and Communal Services of Mykolaiv stated that it acted within its authority when it applied to the State Environmental Inspectorate for approval of the act of inspection of trees in the green zone at the intersection of Bogoyavlensky Avenue and Kobera Street, which provides for the demolition of about 200 trees for the construction of a gas station and shops. The Department of Housing and Communal Services of Mykolaiv p…