Bastrykin demanded to inspect the logging of Sosnovy Bor in Novosibirsk. The project was approved by the governor and the investigative committee began to look into the logging of Sosnovy Bur in the Kalininsky district of Novosibirsk. The head of the RF Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, was interested in the situation, the department's central office reported. "Employees of one of the organizations, despite the lack of permits, cut down a large number of green areas in the forest, and then installed fences on the plot of land and began preparatory work for the establishment of a commercial facility there," the investigative committee said in a statement. Bastrykin directed the new head of the Novosibirsk Department of the Investigative Committee, Sergey Mikhailov, to report on the results of the investigation. In the past, the Ministry of the Interior refused to open a criminal case on deforestation, even though the public prosecutor's office announced this publicly. The trees were cut down under the guise of an "emergency" by the large enterprise Altex. It is planned to build a sports complex and a 12-story building with underground parking on the lots. Back in December 2025, Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrei Trevnikov (United Russia) directed the mayor's office to allocate land without a bid and "work on issues as soon as possible" regarding the exclusion of areas from the boundaries of urban forests. The residents have already collected more than 7 thousand signatures against the project. According to documents, the area still belongs to urban forests, they emphasize. CEO Alexei Chernikov justified the development in the enterprise's important role in securing information in a country under sanctions. About 300 people came to the rally against cutting down trees.

Bastrykin demanded to inspect the logging of Sosnovy Bor in Novosibirsk. The project was approved by the governor and the investigative committee began to look into the logging of Sosnovy Bur in the Kalininsky district of Novosibirsk. The head of the RF Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, was interested in the situation, the department's central office reported. "Employees of one of the organizations, despite the lack of permits, cut down a large number of green areas in the forest, and then installed fences on the plot of land and began preparatory work for the establishment of a commercial facility there," the investigative committee said in a statement. Bastrykin directed the new head of the Novosibirsk Department of the Investigative Committee, Sergey Mikhailov, to report on the results of the investigation. In the past, the Ministry of the Interior refused to open a criminal case on deforestation, even though the public prosecutor's office announced this publicly. The trees were cut down under the guise of an "emergency" by the large enterprise Altex. It is planned to build a sports complex and a 12-story building with underground parking on the lots. Back in December 2025, Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrei Trevnikov (United Russia) directed the mayor's office to allocate land without a bid and "work on issues as soon as possible" regarding the exclusion of areas from the boundaries of urban forests. The residents have already collected more than 7 thousand signatures against the project. According to documents, the area still belongs to urban forests, they emphasize. CEO Alexei Chernikov justified the development in the enterprise's important role in securing information in a country under sanctions. About 300 people came to the rally against cutting down trees.