Environmental and transport issues in southern Russia have become the subject of appeals to Putin.

Ahead of the direct line with Putin, residents of southern Russia asked for help in resolving environmental, transportation, and utility problems. At least five collective appeals were addressed to Putin from the Krasnodar Krai.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," residents of the Yubileyny microdistrict of Krasnodar recorded a video message to the president in anticipation of the direct line with Vladimir Putin, scheduled for 12:00 PM Moscow time on December 19, protesting against embankment development. According to City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov, more than 1,000 people participated in the protest. On December 17, Safronov was summoned to the police because of a video message to Putin.

Kuban residents recorded at least five collective messages to Putin

In addition to residents of the Yubileiny microdistrict, residents also recorded a collective message for Putin's direct line. The Musical District of Krasnodar. A video message was published on December 18th, its authors complained about the state of the roads and the lack of garbage collection. "We ask you to help us. We have repeatedly appealed to our city leaders. But there are no results. We live in filth and garbage," the Krasnodar residents stated.

Residents of Novorossiysk recorded two more messages to Putin. The authors of one of them asked for a solution to the problems with regular fires at the landfill, which are causing people to suffer from smoke. "For the past three to four years, fires have been breaking out at the landfill, which have been unextinguished for a long time. The fires produce acrid smoke that billows across residential areas. It's difficult to breathe not only in the streets but also in homes. Over the past period, residents have repeatedly appealed to various authorities, but to no avail," Novorossiysk residents complained on December 15.

On December 17, a collective video message from Novorossiysk residents was published. They complained to Putin about the unscheduled water supply and water shortages, and asked for federal intervention. Water is supplied to homes and apartments only six hours a day, they noted.

Another video message to the president was recorded by residents of the village of Kholmskaya in the Abinsky District of Kuban. They called for the cancellation of the land allocation for the construction of a landfill on agricultural land. The petitioners complained that officials "don't listen" to the people.

On December 12, Kuban blogger Yuri Ozarovsky recorded a video message for a direct line with Putin asking for permission to open Anapa's beaches in 2026.

Volgograd and Taganrog Residents Complain of Public Transportation Problems

On December 15, Taganrog residents recorded a video message for Putin's Direct Line requesting assistance with purchasing trolleybuses. Trolleybuses have been out of service in the city for three years, and officials are delaying the restoration of trolleybus service "in order to force commercial buses and minibuses on people," they said. Earlier, the city's mayor stated that operating the remaining trolleybuses was unsafe, and purchasing new ones would require significant financial outlays.

The previous day, on December 14, Volgograd residents recorded a collective video message to Putin. They asked for the "expedited launch and funding" of the metrotram and for a solution to the problem of frequent bus breakdowns. Residents explained that transportation problems are interfering with their timely commute to work and school, and asked for intervention in the city's transportation network modernization plan and the allocation of funds for it, according to the "Volgograd Electric Transport" channel.

Residents of the Astrakhan region who addressed Putin are most interested in issues related to social policy, infrastructure, housing, the state and society, and the economy, Bloknot Astrakhan reported on December 16. "Most of the requests from the Astrakhan region came from women. Of the total number of requests, they accounted for 69%. Men accounted for 31%," the publication stated.

Chechens of Dagestan asked to expedite the restoration of the Aukhovsky District

On December 17, Chechens living in Dagestan asked Putin to initiate the completion of the restoration of the Aukhovsky District, noting that this process had been repeatedly delayed.

Earlier, in November, residents of the village of Chumli in the Kaitag District appealed to Putin reproaching local officials for ineffectiveness and declaring a vote of no confidence in the newly elected deputies, demanding that the election results be annulled.

Complaints about the problems in the village of Chumli have been sent to the authorities repeatedly, but they have gone unanswered. The village head personally visited the homes of disgruntled residents and argued with those demanding the construction of a water supply, the co-author of the appeal to Putin told the "Caucasian Knot".