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Putin – from a trailer. The former mayor of a Vladimir village asked Putin to help him find housing and clean up the area.

Yuri Balabonkin until September 2021 he was the headman village of Kumino In the Yuryev-Polsky district. He filed complaints with the regional administration about district officials delaying decisions on various issues. In January 2021, his house was set on fire. He recorded video message to the president from the construction trailer in which he now lives.

During his time as mayor, Balabonkin erected a monument to those who died in the Great Patriotic War in the village. Using his own funds and with the support of the Legislative Assembly and the regional government, he built a road to the fire pond, cleaned up the Babka River, and improved the cemetery. He initially addressed all issues with the district administration, but they responded only after complaints were submitted to other authorities. In 2020, Balabonkina hutsorThe attacker had two previous convictions: for rape and armed robbery. He received a four-month suspended sentence for beating the village headman.

"Six months later, I was in hospital in serious condition, having undergone a second operation, and my house was burned down. A fire safety inspection confirmed it was arson. The district administration compensated me 10 rubles for it, and the village administration compensated me 3 rubles."“,” Balabonkin said in a video message. 

Balabonkin resigned as mayor and addressed his own problem. However, adequate housing remained unavailable.

"At the trial, the head of the Krasnoselskoye municipal administration told me bluntly, 'I'll provide you with housing somewhere you won't live.' And he kept his word. I was provided with housing 25 km from the district center. I'm disabled and require qualified medical care. Minibuses run to these towns twice a week. My elderly mother lives in the district center.""," Balabonkin said about the results of the trial with the district administration. 

He still fears for himself and his mother, so he asked the president to “restore order in the area.”

Photo: Yuryev-Polskie Izvestia on VK