Complaints from Belorechensk residents about the lack of water and heating have attracted the attention of investigators.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee demanded that a criminal investigation be opened into complaints from Belorechensk residents regarding the prolonged absence of heating and water supply.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," on December 31, following a snowfall, power was cut off to nearly 85,000 residents of 63 settlements in the Belorechensky District. Residents of other districts of Kuban also experienced power, heating, and water outages. Regional authorities reported the opening of several temporary accommodation centers in the Belorechensky and Apsheronsky Districts. Residents of Belorechensk have been living without heat, water, and electricity for for five days, Telegram users reported on January 4.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee has ordered a criminal investigation into a complaint about the violation of the rights of Belorechensk residents, the Investigative Committee's information center reported on its Telegram channel.

"The Investigative Committee of Russia has received complaints from residents of the city of Belorechensk in Krasnodar Krai regarding the violation of their rights. Due to heavy snowfall, power lines were down in several areas, as a result of which the supply of this vital utility to residents' homes and social infrastructure facilities has not been provided since December of last year," the publication stated.

This "led to the disconnection of water and heating services," the agency stated. "Because of this, the temperature regime in the premises does not meet the standards. In addition, road clearing and drinking water delivery are not organized. Numerous appeals to various authorities have yielded no results, and no measures are being taken to eliminate the violations... The Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnodar Krai has launched a procedural investigation," the statement noted.

The Kuban Office of the Investigative Committee of Russia, as of 12:55 p.m. Moscow time, had not reported on the progress of the investigation in its Telegram channel.

It should be noted that the head of the Belorechensky District, Sergei Sidorenko, regularly published photo reports on his Telegram channel on January 1, 2, and 3 about the delivery of drinking water and hot meals to temporary accommodation centers and in response to targeted requests, and also reported on the corresponding humanitarian aid from entrepreneurs, deputies, and administrations of other districts of Kuban.

Furthermore, the head of the district reported on the collection of "applications for "The priority needs of people with disabilities and the elderly" and repeatedly urged people to personally request water and food deliveries.

"Dear residents of the Belorechensky District, due to interruptions in cellular service, please write to my channels if anyone needs hot meals delivered, leave your addresses, or call 112," he wrote, in particular, at 5:06 p.m. Moscow time on January 2.

As a reminder, this morning, authorities in the Belorechensky District reported, citing city data, that "heat and cold water are available throughout the city." However, residents dismissed this information as untrue and listed the addresses of houses where heating has been out for six days already.