Not bullying, but help: The head of the Belgorod region responded to residents' criticism regarding the distribution of fire extinguishers.

"Distributing fire extinguishers to border municipalities doesn't look like real help, but rather like mockery.", — the resident wrote To Vyacheslav Gladkov.

"Dear Svetlana, I'm ready to take you on another trip to the shelled villages so you can personally talk to the people and ask their opinions. It wasn't us who came up with the idea; the residents of Bezymeno requested [the fire extinguishers]."“The governor responded on his Telegram channel.

According to him, fire trucks aren't deployed to border villages because they're immediately "burned" by drones. So, fire extinguishers are "the only means of salvation."

Gladkov рассказалHe said that during a visit to one of the villages, an explosion occurred, and "two women, using fire extinguishers distributed to homes, put out the fire themselves." He acknowledged that it's difficult for women and older people, and in such cases, they need to "rely on those around them—neighbors, friends."

The Belgorod region is shelled and attacked by drones every day, causing fires. Fire extinguishers have been distributed to residents of the border area. hand out at the end of June. Then they were joined by "mobile fire units" - trolleys with a water tank. Netizens noticed that the homemade installation included a gasoline motor pump, which is prohibited according to the instructions. to exploit near the fire.