Krasnodar City Hall has denied permission to hold three rallies in the Yubileiny microdistrict.

Activists from the Yubileiny microdistrict of Krasnodar submitted three applications for rallies against the construction of a church on the embankment. In all cases, they were denied, citing the sites being occupied by other events. However, the activists saw no events.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 16, the mayor of Krasnodar, despite protests from residents, approved a plan for the Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the Yubileiny microdistrict, where a church is planned to be built. On January 29, Krasnodar City Duma deputies approved a decision to seize part of a public garden for the construction of a church. A month earlier, on December 15, 2025, residents of the Yubileyny microdistrict of Krasnodar, protesting against the embankment development, recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin, but their issue was not addressed during the president's direct line. On December 17, 2025, Krasnodar City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov was summoned to the police because of this video message; a Krasnodar official filed a denunciation against him. On January 26 and 29, pickets were held in defense of the embankment and demanding the resignation of city mayor Yevgeny Naumov.

As of today, March 15, residents of the Yubileyny microdistrict have submitted three applications to hold rallies in different locations, but all were denied.

Activists submitted applications to the mayor's office to hold rallies at the same time, 12:00, in three locations: Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment, the clearing near the Oak Keeper, and Novorozhdestvensky Park. In all cases, their applications were denied due to the sites being occupied by other events at that time.

The Krasnodar City Hall's Department of Internal Policy stated in its responses that a public event was being held at the address where the rally was planned. Having proposed that activists hold a rally in a location far from the Yubileiny microdistrict – Klenovy Park, the Krasnodar YUMR Telegram channel writes, publishing a screenshot of one of the refusals.

At the specified time, activists visited all the addresses where they planned to hold the rally and confirmed that all these areas were empty – no events were taking place there, according to the messages and attached videos.

"Kavkazsky Uzel" also reported that in November, opponents of the construction of the church in Yubileiny, together with representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, signature collection has begun demanding the resignation of Mayor Yevgeny Naumov.

In September 2024, residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict of Krasnodar protested against the development of Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment, where, according to the city's new general plan, a church was planned. They explained that this was the only major recreation area in the microdistrict. Activists collected signatures for a petition to Governor Veniamin Kondratyev against the development of Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment. more than 3,000 signatures were collected. Activist Vitaly Cherkasov and City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov were detained while collecting signatures and fined by the court. However, in November, city council deputies adopted a new general plan despite protests from residents.

Residents of the neighborhood actively protested against the development of the embankment, explaining that it was the only major recreation area in the neighborhood. However, in November 2024, city council deputies adopted a new general plan despite their protests.

Back in December 2021, activists protested against the construction of a new church on the embankment in Krasnodar, and residents of the Yubileiny neighborhood also protested. Embankment defenders believe it is necessary to build educational and leisure facilities for children in the neighborhood. In January 2022, activist Yana Antonova held a solo picket against the transfer of land on the embankment to the Russian Orthodox Church for the construction of a church.