Residents of a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don were outraged by the refusal to resettle them.

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Rostov officials refused to relocate residents of the dilapidated building No. 21 on Kazakhskaya Street in court, citing the fact that there are buildings on the waiting list that were declared unsafe much earlier. Residents of the building expressed outrage, claiming that officials had previously insisted that they urgently move out.

Officials refused to relocate residents of the dilapidated apartment building No. 21 on Kazakhskaya Street in Rostov-on-Don.

Building No. 21 on Kazakhskaya Street was declared unsafe and scheduled for demolition in June 2025, after residents had been trying to secure the move for eight months. In September of that year, cracks appeared on the building's façade, in two entrances, and in five apartments. Warning signs had previously been installed in the building, and officials confirmed that one of them had cracked, 161.ru reported on June 21.

In court, officials from the Pervomaysky District administration stated that they could not expedite the relocation of the building's residents because there were residents of other buildings who had been unable to receive relocation funds since 2022. Furthermore, it was stated that the money, when it arrives, will be distributed first to buildings "in dire straits."

Residents were outraged by officials' claims that there were no serious problems in the building. According to them, while a finger could previously fit through one of the cracks, now an entire hand can. A resident of one apartment walked around the building in a jacket in the winter because of a draft.

Lawyer Irina Yakymiv, representing the interests of the building's residents, noted that numerous documents, certificates, reports, and expert assessments indicate that the building is in a state of disrepair that requires immediate relocation. "After the first stage of the inspection, specialists concluded that residents need to be relocated immediately," the publication quotes her as saying.

It is noted that last November, officials who visited the building stated that residents needed to immediately move into temporary housing, as the building was dangerous. They insisted on disconnecting utilities to force residents to move out, but the residents filed a lawsuit demanding compensation.

Previously, "Caucasian Knot" reported that in August 2024, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia demanded a criminal case be opened after residents of a crumbling building at 93 Kazakhskaya Street in Rostov-on-Don complained about the authorities' lack of response to their requests. In May, Rostov authorities declared the building unsafe. In August 2025, residents complained that the situation was worsening, with cracks appearing in the second entrance. A criminal case for negligence was opened, with Galina Pivovarova, former deputy director of the housing and utilities department of Rostov-on-Don's Pervomaisky District, charged. In December 2025, the prosecutor's office returned the case for further investigation, and in May of this year, the criminal case was dismissed.

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