A Krasnodar activist demanded the mayor's resignation.

Vitaly Cherkasov appealed to Vladimir Putin, calling for the resignation of the mayor of Krasnodar due to a loss of trust. The reason for the appeal was the city authorities' ignoring of residents' opinions regarding the development of Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," the public discussion of plans to build a church on the embankment in Krasnodar's Yubileiny microdistrict lasted a week, but not everyone was able to participate. Residents distributed leaflets and held pickets. Activists from the Yubileiny microdistrict submitted a request to the administration for a rally against development in a green space on October 18th, but they were only permitted to rally in Klenovy Park, which is ten kilometers from the microdistrict. Authorities also refused to approve a rally for October 26th. Krasnodar authorities rejected all residents' objections to the development on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment, but acknowledged the messages from supporters of the church construction. Activists called the administration's actions a mockery.

On October 25, activist and former Communist Party candidate for the Krasnodar City Duma, Vitaly Cherkasov, sent a letter to Vladimir Putin calling for the resignation of Krasnodar Mayor Yevgeny Naumov due to a loss of trust, according to "Gorizontalnaya Rossiya" (listed as a foreign agent).

The reason for this was the outcome of public discussions regarding the development of Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment, during which officials rejected 1,500 objections to the construction of a church. Cherkasov stated that Naumov's attempt to develop the embankment area led to a conflict between neighborhood residents and the Russian Orthodox Church, which will only escalate. In addition to the mayor's resignation, the activist called for "an end to the uncontrolled funding of religious organizations" and a ban on their development of green spaces.

If Putin refuses to dismiss the mayor, Cherkasov promised to begin collecting signatures to terminate Naumov's powers due to a violation of interfaith harmony, in accordance with the law "On the General Principles of Local Self-Government" (No. 33-FZ).

"Attempts to illegally confiscate public green space from residents of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Municipal District are causing legitimate outrage. Residents have previously repelled attempts by developers to build high-rise buildings there. The development of the embankment contradicts the Krasnodar Strategy 2030 and violates urban planning regulations. Instead of the 16 square meters of green space required by regulations, there are less than 2 square meters per resident of the Yubileyny Microdistrict. I ask that measures be taken to prevent the seizure of green spaces by religious organizations and a ban be introduced at the federal level." Construction of religious buildings and facilities within green zones. In 2020, Krasnodar officials and deputies introduced the right to construct religious facilities in virtually every functional zone, including recreational areas. Where any social facilities are prohibited. As a result, officials are now essentially mocking residents in their conclusions, dismissing their reasoned objections. They are already interpreting the very possibility of developing green zones with religious facilities as a legal norm," Cherkasov stated in his Telegram channel.