Krasnodar residents criticized utility workers for their inaction during the snowfall.

Krasnodar City Duma Deputy Alexander Safronov posted a video about the condition of the streets in Krasnodar, claiming he hadn't seen any snow removal equipment in the city. Telegram users confirmed the deputy's observations, expressing outrage at the inaction of public utilities.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," power supply to settlements in Krasnodar Krai, disrupted on December 31 due to wet snow accumulating on wires, was fully restored only on January 9.

The deputy published videos of the condition of Krasnodar streets after the snowfall on his Telegram channel on January 12. According to Safronov, after walking from the "city center" to Kirov Street through Kolkhozny Market, he did not see a single unit of snow removal equipment or a single housing and utilities worker. "Not a single meter of sanded sidewalk, not a single cleared public transport stop," he wrote.

According to the deputy's observations, there were no signs of snow removal along his entire route. Safronov concluded that officials, led by the mayor, were simply waiting for "it all to melt."

"Now I'm showing you the condition of the roads in the city center up close. Look, on Krasnaya Street, cars are spinning their wheels. It's immediately obvious that no significant snow and ice removal efforts have been carried out," Safronov said.

In the second video, the deputy wonders why, despite having boxes of sand all day, utility workers still haven't sanded the sidewalks or public transportation stops. The deputy himself and his assistant sprinkled sand on some sidewalks.

"At least on part of Kirov Street, we did their work and sprinkled sand on the sidewalk. Maybe there will be a few fewer falls," Safronov said in a video.

Late in the evening, Krasnodar Mayor Yevgeny Naumov reported on the planned snow and ice removal efforts. "As I wrote earlier, full-scale de-icing of roads, bridges, and overpasses has begun. It will last all night. At least 30 combined road vehicles are working. Specialists will also continue to sprinkle a sand-salt mixture on sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and approaches to bus stops overnight. Early in the morning, this number will increase to 600," the mayor wrote.

He noted that during this snowy day, services cleared over 230 km of roads. Equipment has been working and continues to clear snow from roadways on central streets, in suburban villages and hamlets, and at the entrances to the regional center. In addition, approximately 1,700 employees of management companies and homeowners' associations (HOAs) have been clearing the aftermath of the snowfall in the courtyards of apartment buildings.

Telegram users are outraged by the state of the streets

Readers of Alexander Safronov's Telegram channel, in the comments to the publications, confirmed the deputy's observations with their own. "Garaznaya from Gavrilov to Dalnyaya is a skating rink, the ice is firm and potholed... Rashpilevskaya from Dalnyaya to Gavrilov is the same. If they didn't manage to clear it in time, then it needs to be treated with a salt/sand mixture. (...) Who has the authority to hold municipal authorities responsible for compliance or accountable for failure to comply?!" wrote Rad Alex.

"The whole city is like that," Nikolai Molchanov noted. "This constantly recurring disgrace is generously paid for by the administration," James emphasized.

"I confirm, today I was shocked to see that even the central district is covered in ice. There's ice on the steps in the subways. In front of me, a woman, holding on to the handrails, fell very hard. Ofitserskaya, Kommunarov, Zipovskaya are all covered in ice, nothing is sprinkled with sand. I didn't see any equipment or street cleaners during working hours," Yulia pointed out.

"I also had the pleasure of driving out today, the road is bumpy, the car is thrown on winter tires. Snow is falling, I didn't see a single cleaning machine, nor any street cleaners. People are making their way to the entrances ankle-deep in water from the snowdrifts, which certainly should have been cleared by lunchtime. For "It's unclear what the receipts say about pre-house cleaning fees," wrote Yulia Boltneva.

"Everything is correct, and while they were still putting on a show in the morning, by lunchtime everyone had gone out for tea," noted Eduard Varlashkin.