Residents of a building damaged by a drone attack in Rostov-on-Don are unable to retrieve belongings from their apartments.

Three days after a drone attack, residents of a damaged building in the Leventsovsky district of Rostov-on-Don are unable to retrieve their belongings. Authorities cited the threat of a collapsed entrance as the reason for not allowing residents into their apartments.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 14, an aerial attack caused fires in buildings and an industrial facility in Rostov-on-Don. Four residents of Rostov-on-Don and the Myasnikovsky district, including a four-year-old child, were injured and were hospitalized. A temporary accommodation center has opened in the regional center for residents of a damaged apartment building in the Leventsovsky microdistrict of Rostov-on-Don.

There is a risk of collapse of the entrance to the building damaged in a drone attack in the Leventsovsky microdistrict, reported Nikita Paremuzov, head of the Sovetsky district of Rostov-on-Don.

"There is currently a risk of collapse of the damaged entrance. Therefore, the most important thing is not to endanger people's lives. This is why the entrance to the apartments is closed. Experts are currently working on strengthening the load-bearing walls. Once this is done, we can talk about the possibility of collecting documents and essential property. The management company, together with the police, has organized work to prevent looting and preserve the property of the owners," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to him, a temporary accommodation center equipped with all necessary equipment was set up near the house at a nearby school. "Residents of the damaged building were immediately offered temporary housing. Temporary housing is provided by the city in those districts where it is available, i.e., the Oktyabrsky and Proletarsky districts," he said, noting that the district administration will assist families who decide to use temporary housing "in temporarily transferring their children to schools and kindergartens in their temporary residence."

One resident of the damaged building reported that she was unable to get into her apartment. "Three days later we were offered to pick up our things from our apartments, everyone showed up at the appointed time and that was it. Neither the head of the management company, nor the head of the Sovietsky district, nor the Rostov-on-Don deputies, nor the firefighters were there. In addition, two men came right in front of us and decided to weld the fire escape door shut. No one cares about us, they are offering us temporary housing on Suvorovsky and no other options. They are not even trying to offer housing on Zapadny, and in a normal situation on Leventsovka. How does our administration imagine this, how are we supposed to get to work, which we have on Leventsovka, how are we supposed to take the children to kindergarten and school, if most of us use public transport? We are not offered work, we are not offered temporary benefits, we are not offered housing in a normal place, no one cares about us. We can’t even pick up our things from the apartment, I have documents there, the computer on which I work directly. I can’t work now, so as to do basic things "What should I do to survive somehow?" she posted on the Leventsovka. News Telegram channel.

This post has garnered 127 comments. "We live in the first building, and even though we're stuck in our apartment, the lack of understanding of the situation and what's to come makes me want to howl. I live in the city alone with my child. We have no relatives here. And the thought that the building could be declared unsafe makes my hair stand on end," wrote Tatiana.

"I generally believe that housing should be donated in exchange for lost housing. Would developers in our area, for example, have become poorer if they had provided apartments to a couple of families? People were left homeless, some lost loved ones, and the state couldn't care less! And I've always wondered if there's even insurance for housing in the event of a drone attack, missile attack, etc. Or can people only count on compensation of up to 150,000 rubles?" Ksenia asked.

"Why don't the residents of this building get together and come to the Sovetsky District Administration and get a written answer to all their questions, and then go to the City Duma and simultaneously write to everyone they can about this issue?! I think we need to act, not wait. And people shouldn't have to change schools and kindergartens for their children in other areas. And what about the housing in each building that should be provided to the city by the developer? Or have the conditions changed and the developer is not providing some housing to the city?" Yana asked.