The authorities have involved deputies in combating protest sentiments among Krasnodar residents.

The leadership of the Krasnodar City Duma proposed that deputies regularly visit residents of their electoral districts to identify protest sentiments among them and eliminate their causes. At the same time, Krasnodar residents regularly criticize the authorities, including plans to build a church on the Christmas Embankment and the adoption of the city's general plan, which involves the demolition of houses and the reduction of green spaces.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on November 3, the court refused to satisfy the lawsuit of residents of the Jubilee microdistrict of Krasnodar, who challenged the transfer of a plot of the Christmas Embankment for the construction of a church. Activists called the decision unfair and stated their intention to appeal it. Opponents of the construction previously held pickets, collected signatures, and demanded to preserve the green zone, while the city duma deputies and the Krasnodar city administration approved the decisions necessary for the construction of the church.

Krasnodar city duma deputies have been proposed to organize visits to residents of their electoral districts to identify protest sentiments. The relevant letter dated November 10, signed by the acting chairman of the city duma Sergey Vasin, was published in the Telegram channel "Red Template" by deputy Aleksandr Safronov.

"I ask you to organize <…> the systematic conduct of targeted visits to citizens in your electoral districts for the purpose of continuous monitoring of their social well-being, early identification of protest sentiments to eliminate their causes, and to prevent the spread of false information," the document states.

The letter states that targeted visits should be organized jointly with the deputies' assistants, activists, territorial public self-government bodies, and territorial centers for working with public associations and the population. In case of identifying relevant facts, deputies are proposed to conduct preventive measures. Information about the work done must be sent to the city duma committee on relations with public organizations, migration, interethnic, and religious relations by December 15.

The city duma's letter links the identification of protest sentiments with the need to eliminate the causes of residents' dissatisfaction and to prevent the spread of false information that could destabilize the socio-political situation.

Commenting on this letter, Safronov stated that as a deputy, he is aware of the protest sentiments among residents even without visits. He pointed out that citizens openly oppose the construction on the Christmas Embankment.

"To reduce 'protest sentiments,' it is necessary to abandon plans for the construction on the embankment and preserve it as accessible space for everyone," the deputy wrote.

In Safronov's opinion, the authorities pay more attention to identifying dissatisfaction than to eliminating its causes. As other decisions contributing to the growth of protest sentiments, the deputy mentioned the adoption of the general plan for Krasnodar and the expansion of the landfill.

"So far, it seems that the authorities are ready to carefully identify and account for protest sentiments in reports. However, preventive measures in the form of considering residents' opinions somehow do not materialize," Safronov noted.

It should be noted that residents of Krasnodar have repeatedly pointed out a number of unresolved problems to the authorities. Thus, since 2024, the conflict over the construction of a church on the Christmas Embankment has continued. In September, residents of the microdistrict collected more than three thousand signatures against the construction of the green zone. During the signature collection, activist Vitaly Cherkasov and deputy Alexander Safronov were detained and subsequently fined.

On October 22, the governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratiev introduced a regime of increased readiness in ten municipalities due to the exhaustion of landfill capacity and the inability to redirect waste to other facilities. Commenting on this decision on social media, residents of Kuban complained about garbage accumulation and unsanitary conditions. On October 30, ecologists stated that the authorities had not prepared the necessary infrastructure for waste recycling and had not timely resolved the problem of landfill overflow. According to their assessment, the crisis could have been avoided if the region had organized separate waste collection in advance, built recycling complexes, and new landfills.

Residents of Krasnodar have previously opposed the authorities' decisions on urban planning issues. For example, on November 3, 2024, a rally against the new general plan took place in the city. Its participants stated that the document violates the rights of tens of thousands of residents, including providing for the demolition of private houses, the reduction of green zones, and the placement of industrial facilities in areas where residents expected the construction of schools and kindergartens. Participants of the action demanded to send the general plan for revision and take into account the comments of residents.

In September 2022, residents of Krasnodar opposed the demolition of private houses for the construction of a tram line in the East-Kruglikovsky microdistrict. Owners of 50 plots placed posters "Stop Demolition" on fences and demanded to change the route, fearing loss of housing and inadequate compensation.