Krasnodar residents complained to Putin about officials' refusal to open a children's department in the clinic.

The regional Ministry of Health refuses to open a children's department in the building of the new clinic in the "Obraztsovo" microdistrict in Krasnodar, leaving about a thousand families without children's medical care nearby, and appeals to officials have not yielded results, complained the authors of a collective appeal to Putin.

Residents of the Krasnodar "Obraztsovo" housing complex recorded a video appeal to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, asking for assistance in opening a children's department in the new clinic building. According to them, despite repeated appeals to local authorities and collected signatures, the issue of organizing medical care for children remains unresolved. The video appeal was published today by the Telegram channel "Krasnodar Teletype".

In the recording, a young woman stands in front of the building and reads the text of the appeal from a sheet of paper. She pointed out that the absence of a children's department affects the interests of about a thousand families with children living in the microdistrict.

"Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, as well as esteemed representatives of the presidential administration and the prosecutor's office. We need your influence and your personal involvement. I am addressing you regarding an issue that concerns 1,000 families with children in our "Obraztsovo" microdistrict in Krasnodar. How is it possible that a large developer, the city administration, the Ministry of Health, and Rospotrebnadzor are leaving us, the residents, without a children's department in an already constructed clinic building? Why is a large family area, where many children live, at risk of being left without children's medical care nearby?" – said the author of the appeal.

A woman raising three small children reported that in November 2025, residents collected over 900 signatures for a collective appeal demanding the organization of a children's department. She explained the need for collecting signatures by stating that when selling apartments, the developer promised residents a clinic with a children's department.

"People bought homes expecting access to medical care for their children. But later it turned out that only an adult clinic is planned to be opened," – said a resident of Krasnodar.

The collective appeal was submitted through a reception connected to the presidential administration in Krasnodar. According to the author of the video, she also visited the city administration with her children and participated in a meeting with representatives of the regional Ministry of Health. Officials spoke about the construction of children's clinics in other areas, but the residents of "Obraztsovo" insisted on the need for medical care directly in their microdistrict.

After the collective appeal, residents began receiving official responses, from which, according to the woman, it followed that a children's department was planned in the new clinic. It was supposed to have pediatricians and specialists, as well as procedural and vaccination rooms, and a separate box for receiving children with infectious diseases.

However, now, according to the woman, the Ministry of Health plans to open only the adult department in the near future, citing sanitary requirements and licensing issues as obstacles to receiving children. Residents demanded to check the project documentation, find out what work had been completed, and determine whether there is a legal possibility to open a children's department in the already constructed building.

In June of this year, the Ministry of Health of Krasnodar Krai stated that the new building of clinic No. 13 on Admiral Makarov Street, 14 is ready for operation and should open in the fall. At that time, the department reported the division of the institution into adult and children's departments. However, back in October 2025, the Ministry of Health announced the opening of a clinic only for adults, which caused dissatisfaction among residents, noted "Krasnodar Online" on June 19.

After that, the ministry did not publish any reports on the opening of the children's clinic.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of new districts in Krasnodar periodically complain about the lack of clinics and other social infrastructure. For example, on September 21, residents of Novoznamenko complained about the planned relocation of the only pediatric section to another microdistrict, which would force parents to transport sick children across the M-4 "Don" highway. Other Krasnodar residents, commenting on this complaint on social media, shared their difficulties in accessing medical care in new residential areas.