Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria criticized the authorities' report on tourism development.

The Ministry of Resorts of Kabardino-Balkaria reported its intention to jointly improve the qualifications of employees and conduct research with Moscow State University. Local residents, commenting on the ministry's report on social media, pointed out to officials that the development of tourism is hindered by unresolved issues with garbage disposal, broken roads, and a lack of fuel.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", residents of Kabardino-Balkaria have repeatedly complained about garbage disposal issues in various cities and villages of the republic. In August 2025, more than 7,400 people signed a petition demanding to stop cooperation with LLC "Ekologistika" as the regional operator for waste disposal. Since May 15, a new regional operator "Ekotechprom" has been operating in Kabardino-Balkaria. However, residents of the republic noted that there has not yet been a fundamental improvement in the situation since "Ekotechprom" began its work .

The Ministry of Resorts of Kabardino-Balkaria reported on its Telegram channel about the signing of a memorandum with the Faculty of World Politics of Moscow State University.

The document provides for the improvement of employee qualifications and internships for students, conducting research commissioned by the ministry, and lectures by Moscow State University scientists for businessmen and civil servants from Kabardino-Balkaria, noted on July 3 in its Telegram channel by the Ministry of Resorts of Kabardino-Balkaria.

The ministry's report on the signing of the memorandum was also published on July 3 by the Instagram* public chp.nalchik, which has about 513 thousand followers. "The tourism industry of Kabardino-Balkaria is awaiting a strategic breakthrough," the publication said. As of 1:00 PM Moscow time on July 4, this post had received 88 likes and 19 comments.

Some commentators pointed out the unresolved issue with garbage disposal. "At least clean up, repair the roads. The roads are like after a bombing," noted nata.yakuninskih.

"Instead of a thousand words, just remove the garbage. How can you develop tourism if the republic is literally drowning in it?" asked ksmadina.

"Who will come to a republic buried in garbage?" wrote dzhuletta_ortanova. "What about a strategic breakthrough with garbage?" sarcastically remarked _fatima2707_.

Users criticized officials for nepotism. "Excuse me, but are graduates of the Faculty of 'Service and Tourism' still not expected in the industry? Just like 20 years ago? And yes, there will be no 'strategic breakthroughs' until the very approach to management and personnel selection is changed. Also, the approach to common sense in the field of natural resource management must change if we are talking about recreational areas like the Elbrus region, Jily-Su, and others. The Elbrus region is a dead zone. Sticking houses, mini-, maxi-, micro-, nano-hotels on every square meter of the national park is not tourism development. This is a complete misunderstanding of both tourist demands and the prospects of the near future when the ecosystem will finally collapse," wrote user caucasusmix.

"Why do they need graduates from specialized universities? They will place their own everywhere, regardless of their competence. In Kabardino-Balkaria, this is how it works, nepotism thrives, they don't need competent graduates when there are someone's daughters and sons. Unfortunately, this applies to almost all areas," replied doc0723.

Another part of the users pointed out the problem of fuel shortages. "With such prices for gasoline, a breakthrough is unlikely," noted leila250982.

"I keep wondering why gasoline prices have risen so much? Oh, it's all for preparing for a tourist breakthrough! So that tourists walk more on foot," sarcastically remarked user a.bash8.

"What breakthrough? What are they talking about? High gasoline prices are destroying tourism in the country. On the contrary, with such gasoline prices, we are expecting a decline in tourism," believes rashidkekkezov.

"In the park, the roads are broken, in places the sewage is flowing, the lakes are not landscaped and not filled with water, construction has been going on for years. Last year, the bike path was dug up in three places and the asphalt was not restored. What breakthrough are we talking about? You can't even control the restoration of the bike path," user archi24737 was outraged.

Recall that against the backdrop of attacks by Ukrainian drones on oil refineries, a problem with fuel supplies at gas stations arose. On June 26, residents of the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District noted that they noticed a rise in prices for fuel. In Adygea, restrictions on gasoline sales were introduced, and the Dagestani publication "Novoe Delo" on June 24 called for providing people with "simple and clear information" about the functioning gas stations. The authorities of Derbent made a separate statement regarding the gasoline situation, stating that the available supplies at the city gas stations "will last at least 20 days."

The authorities of North Ossetia responded to drivers' requests, announcing that an informational online scoreboard about the availability of gasoline at gas stations has been developed in the republic by order of the head.

The Ministry of Industry of Stavropol was the first in the North Caucasus Federal District to report on June 23 that the fuel situation has stabilized. According to officials, there are no queues at gas stations in the region, fuel is being supplied, and the excitement is subsiding.