"It will be too late to think about it and run around complaining": Strezhevoy's mayor promised "trouble" for those who dislike his posts about "SVO."

In comments on his Telegram channel, the mayor of the Tomsk city Valery Denichenko He explained that city residents "could get into trouble" with soldiers returning from Ukraine. The post, which sparked a spat between the official and local residents, concerned contract recruitment for a unit serving mobilized residents. Strezhevoy.

"Frankly, I'd be wary of expressing THAT opinion publicly. Several hundred Strezhevoy men are in the SVO, risking their lives daily. And the devaluation happening in that chat could sooner or later lead to trouble," Denichenko writes. "I'm not trying to scare anyone, I just want to warn you. The guys will come home from the war and might hold those who disliked their work in that chat accountable in real life. Then it will be too late to think about it or complain."

According to the mayor, similar cases in Strezhevoy These incidents had already occurred, so his message was "not a threat, but a warning." Residents, however, considered Denichenko's words "inadequate" and "threatening."

Valery Denichenko previously urged his fellow countrymen to be critical of the advertisements for contract service posted by military recruitment offices in neighboring Yugra. He promised that those who decide to sign a contract in the Tomsk region will be helped to avoid being drafted into assault units. Denichenko later stated that he was pleased with the increase in the number of Strezhevoy residents going to war.