No apology required: The sister of a contract soldier from the Tambov region supported the mayor, who said her brother died "for sports grounds and a bridge."

Local TV released plot с Ekaterina Shcherbakova, whose brother Victor died in the war in Ukraine. She commented on the scandal caused by the mayor's words. Morshansk Alexey Bannikov. Handing her the Order of Courage of her brother, he сказалthat he died "So that there are sports grounds and our bridge is finally repaired.".

Ekaterina has no complaints against the mayor, but she was offended by a certain Ukrainian blogger who "turned everything upside down" and called her brother an occupier. The TV report was picked up by the publication "Tverdy Znak Tambov."

Bannikov on his page in "In contact with" He said that he had spoken with Shcherbakova, but only after the television crew had filmed the story. "God knows I didn't ask them to do this!" he wrote. The mayor addressed those calling for him to apologize: “I was ready to do it in any case, but it wasn’t necessary…”.

The mayor of Morshansk continues to repost on his page the words of various people in his support, about what a patriot and "strong manager" he is.

"And Alexander Rosenbaum should be held accountable for the song where a soldier goes to war "for his grandfathers, for his huts, and for his native land, and for the little children, and for a loaf of bread...", that in his song he goes to war for a loaf of bread?", - Bannikov is offended.

He was previously condemned even by those who support the war, including the governor of the Tambov region.