Penza, 17 July 2014. PenzaNews. 175 children of the Penza region went on vacation in the Crimea on Thursday, July 17.

“In the morning the buses went to Saratov; from there, a plane will get the group to Simferopol,” the press service representative of the regional Ministry of Labor told news agency “PenzaNews.”

The ministry spokesperson added that the buses with children are being escorted by the traffic police officers, teachers and health workers.

“The group is also being supervised up until Saratov by Elena Stolyarova, minister of labor, social protection and demography of the region,” the press service representative added.

The Ministry of Labor clarified that children in difficult life situations will spend their holidays in Chayka summer camp in Alushta.

“The camp session will run until August 6. Then the next group of 175 Penza region children will go to the Black Sea,” the press service spokesperson explained.