A criminal case regarding the demolition of a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don has been dismissed.

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Investigators have closed the criminal case regarding the demolition of a dilapidated building on Kazakhskaya Street in Rostov-on-Don. Residents intend to complain to the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in August 2024, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia demanded that a criminal case be opened after residents of the crumbling building at 93 Kazakhskaya Street in Rostov-on-Don complained about the authorities' lack of response to their complaints. 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 as well. A criminal case of negligence was opened, with Galina Pivovarova, former deputy director of the housing and utilities department of Rostov-on-Don's Pervomaisky District, accused. In December 2025, the prosecutor's office returned the case for further investigation.

The Rostov Region Investigative Committee has closed the criminal case against the dilapidated building at 93 Kazakhskaya Street. An investigator informed the building's chairwoman, Nina Karelina, of this, 161.ru reported on May 2.

According to Karelina, residents might not have even known about the criminal case's closure if she hadn't called the investigator. He stated that he had sent a notice of dismissal to her address. However, as the building's chairwoman noted, the postal service there has been out of order for two months, as the building is in disrepair. Karelina added that the building's residents will again write to Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

The investigator was unable to explain to the building's chairwoman why the case was dismissed, but hinted that no culprits had been found.

Three families who purchased apartments with mortgages remain in the building. Officials wanted to forcibly resettle the residents without declaring it unsafe. The owners are awaiting proposals from the authorities. The city administration filed a lawsuit against one of them because the woman did not agree to the proposed buyout price.