"Some kind of experiment is being conducted on the people": Makhachkala residents protest again against power outages

Residents of the village Gearbox They reported being without power for four days—the elevators weren't working, the pumps weren't pumping water, the food in their refrigerators had spoiled, their phones were dying, and it was becoming increasingly impossible to contact loved ones. Officials simply brushed off all their complaints. 

“Some kind of experiment is being conducted on the people of Dagestan, — complain the Dagestanis. — "Just imagine if all this had happened on election day? By the way, did our new 'people's representatives' wash their mandates and throw their heads in the sand?"

The previous evening, locals protested, blocking the road en masse. Telegram channels are publishing videos showing several police cars arriving at the scene.

Previously, NeMoskva already reported on the energy crisis in Dagestan — and about how people are forced to sit for days without water and electricity. In the summer, the situation gets worse. In just one Makhachkala Up to two thousand calls regarding power outages are recorded daily to the unified dispatch service.

Throughout 2023, residents of Makhachkala repeatedly staged spontaneous protests against prolonged power outages. That year, Dagestan was ranked among the Russian regions whose residents protested most frequently. Last year, protests were repeated. The cause was the same: regular power outages.

"Violations of citizens' rights to a continuous and high-quality electricity supply in our republic, including voltage fluctuations, surges, and power outages, have long become chronic and systemic," — the Dagestan ombudsman admitted yesterday Zapir Alkhasov.