Six residents of Krasnodar publicly apologized for a road conflict.

The police of Krasnodar published a video in which six young people publicly apologized for a road conflict in Novoznamenka.

According to a local resident, on August 14 at around 20:30 Moscow time, a traffic accident occurred in the village of Novoznamenka. Her nephew was driving the car, and her underage son was in the passenger seat. A group of people in three cars chased them, tried to push their car to the side of the road, and created an emergency situation, the woman claims.

As a result, one of the pursuing cars hit her brother's car from behind and, according to the woman, was the cause of the accident.

A screenshot of the resident's complaint was published today by the police of Krasnodar on their Telegram channel. In the same publication, the agency reported that they had identified all participants in the incident.

Two administrative protocols were drawn up against the 17-year-old driver, including for driving without a license. Violators of public order may face penalties for petty hooliganism, which includes arrest for up to 15 days, the police said in a statement.

The agency also published a video in which six young people took turns apologizing for what happened.

"There was a verbal altercation with unknown individuals. I apologize to the residents of Krasnodar Krai for this situation," said one of the participants in the incident.

"I apologize for my actions that occurred in the village of Novoznamenka on Semenovskaya Street," said another participant in the incident.

"I want to apologize to all residents of Krasnodar for behaving indecently in the video," explained another young man.

"I apologize for my indecent behavior. This will not happen again," promised another resident of Krasnodar.

"There was a verbal altercation with unknown citizens. I ask for my apologies from the residents of Krasnodar," said another participant in the road conflict.

"A conflict occurred between me and previously unknown citizens, which was published on social media. I apologize for my actions in the video. This will not happen again," stated another participant in the incident.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of Krasnodar periodically publicly apologize for various offenses and violations. For example, on August 17, the police of Krasnodar published a video in which a local resident publicly apologized for displaying a toy gun from the window of a car.

On June 15, two residents of Krasnodar publicly apologized for posing for a camera in front of a local church after being detained by security forces due to criticism online.

On July 11, Krasnodar security forces published a video in which a 35-year-old resident of Chelyabinsk publicly apologized for stealing a bicycle.

It is worth noting that the practice of public apologies, initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov, has spread beyond Chechnya to other regions of Russia. More about this practice can be read in the "Caucasian Knot" reference "The Fashion for Apologies: From Chechnya to the Outskirts".

"Caucasian Knot" also keeps a record of "Chronicle of Public Apologies in the Caucasus", and news about the latest apologies is posted on the thematic page "Whom the Caucasus Forces to Apologize".