An appeal to the Krasnodar mayor to meet with residents went unanswered.

Authorities have not responded to a video message from Krasnodar residents calling on the mayor to meet to discuss their concerns. Activists have collected over 1,000 signatures demanding the mayor's resignation.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on November 23, Krasnodar residents called on Mayor Yevgeny Naumov to attend a meeting with residents of the Yubileyny neighborhood who oppose development of the embankment.

Three days after recording the video message, the protesters received no response from the city administration about their readiness for dialogue, but they also did not receive any pressure from security forces. "This followed," Krasnodar City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on November 25.

"We saw no reaction from the authorities. No one drew up any reports against all of us who gathered in the square to record this video message. We gathered peacefully. I think drawing up reports would have been illegal – we gathered peacefully to record an appeal to the mayor, who doesn't hear us any other way. This wasn't a rally, a picket, a demonstration, or anything requiring permission or approval," he said.

According to Safronov, the demand for a meeting with the mayor was prompted by the city administration's broken promises. "Residents wanted a meeting with the mayor because he promised to engage in dialogue. Authorities sometimes reach out to the people, but we asked the mayor to keep his promise and talk to residents," the deputy noted.

The signature collection for Naumov's resignation, in his opinion, is "going well." "The city authorities, including their leader Naumov, are unpopular. Many people have grievances against him, and this concerns not only the proposed development of the Yubileiny embankment: there are a host of utility issues. We have already collected over 1,000 signatures and continue to do so... Activity is not declining—on the contrary, it is growing. No one is hindering the petitioners. People are happily signing. Recently, activists from gardening associations joined in: they also began collecting signatures for the mayor's resignation," said Alexander Safronov.

Activist Yana Antonova stated that the conflict over the embankment in the Yubileiny microdistrict has been going on for over 10 years. "More than ten years ago, residents of Krasnodar defended the Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the same way—they were planning to build high-rise buildings there back then," she told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Antonova emphasized that residents consider construction near the river unacceptable. "Permanent structures cannot be built on the banks of the Kuban River—it's a water protection zone. And it's practically the only recreational area in the microdistrict. People are outraged that, during all the heated discussions about the construction of the cathedral, the authorities have never once engaged in direct dialogue with residents," she said.

Yubileiny Microdistrict resident Yevgeniya Maslova believes the mayor should resign due to his failures in city management. "Yevgeny Naumov has proven his inability to conduct public dialogue, failed to address key city issues, allowed the degradation of infrastructure and the loss of city governance," she told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Local resident Sergey Smetannikov named the key reasons why he advocates for a change in city leadership. "The first reason is the refusal to engage in dialogue with society. The administration systematically bans or moves public events to the outskirts, depriving people of the right to discuss the fate of their neighborhoods. There is no dialogue with citizens; the mayor and his subordinates do not want to hear people's opinions," he told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

According to Smetannikov, important documents were adopted without taking into account the opinions of residents. "Public discussions have been turned into a formality. More than 27,000 comments from city residents on the General Plan have been ignored. Discussions of planning projects have turned into a farce and a mockery of residents' opinions," the activist said.

Furthermore, according to Smetannikov, "failures in the housing and utilities and environmental sectors are not being addressed," as are transportation problems. "Sewage continues to flow into Kuban, garbage piles up in the city, and utility networks are deteriorating. The underground crossing on Krasnye Partizan Street is a long-term construction project, tram construction deadlines have been missed, and traffic jams are not improving," Smetannikov said.

All the activists interviewed emphasized that they had not encountered pressure from security forces in recent days. They said no one was detained during the signature collection process, the recording of a video message, or the holding of solo pickets, and no charges were filed against the participants.