The authorities' report on equipping bomb shelters caused skepticism among Krasnodar residents.

The authorities of Krasnodar reported that they required management companies to equip shelters in basements. Local residents, commenting on this report in Telegram, complained about the formal approach to preparing shelters and pointed out the unsuitability of some basements for these purposes.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", residents of Krasnodar Krai periodically complain about the problem with shelters. For instance, on August 9, a resident of Krasnodar complained that during the siren, she could not get to the shelter on Simirenko Street with her four children because it was closed.

The administration of Krasnodar has mandated local management companies to equip shelters in basements and ensure access to them, "Kuban 24" reported today, citing the head of the civil protection department Pavel Ivanov.

A post stating that the authorities of Krasnodar required management companies to equip shelters in basements was published today by the Telegram channel "Tupodar Krasnodar", which has over 56 thousand subscribers. As of 15:10 MSK on August 20, this post received 65 user reactions and 50 comments.

Users debated how timely the authorities had addressed the preparation of shelters. "It seems like it's been in process for half a year already?" – asked Vasya.

"It's been about two years already," – replied a user with the nickname Owl on a Jump Rope.

"In our house, the ceiling height in the basement varies from 1.2 to 1.4 meters. How can people who are 1.7 to two meters tall get in there without hurting their backs and heads? Why did they only start worrying about this in the fifth year of the SVO, and not earlier?" – questioned Mars.

Residents stated that there was a formal approach to preparing shelters. "They hung a sign for us, took a photo of it – and that was the whole job," – said Larisa Smirnova.

"We were also mandated, but nothing was provided. We asked for benches from the administration, and they refused us. We bought them at our own expense," – complained a user VApex.

"Our basement is filled with other people's belongings," – noted Irina.

Users expressed doubts about the safety and suitability of basements as shelters. "I'm curious how a shelter in the basement combines with the presence of heating and hot water pipes. If something happens, the pipe will burst, and the entrance will be blocked, putting the people inside at risk," – wrote Owl on a Jump Rope.

"I also don't like the procedure with keys for the chosen ones. I don't consider shelters safe in this format at all," – wrote Vasya in another comment.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that earlier the administration of the Tuapse district published an official list of "subterranean premises" that residents are offered to use as shelters during drone attacks. Many of these premises are closed or cannot serve as shelters, users stated on Telegram.