What is VDNKh really planning in our stadium? New facts about the project We got acquainted with the details of a closed meeting held yesterday by the management of VDNKh and representatives of the Public Chamber. We understand that the meeting was organized in order to quickly report to the head about the "based dialogue" and the so-called "search for compromises". The plans presented by the exhibition management clearly confirm that VDNKh is not going to stop and continues to stubbornly push for a commercial project instead of the existing Ostankino Stadium, while completely ignoring the opinion of thousands of residents. The essence of the administration's announced plans remains the same, despite the change in signage: Development of a soccer field: in the area of ​​an open and accessible field, they plan to build a large-scale covered complex with 30 fields. Now, instead of a "paddle center", they are trying to call it a "racquet sports center" and a fitness club. Cancellation of running infrastructure: instead of a full-fledged sports stadium, it is planned to leave only two running tracks, which essentially turn an isolated sports area into a sidewalk past the customers of the shopping center.

What is VDNKh really planning in our stadium? New facts about the project We got acquainted with the details of a closed meeting held yesterday by the management of VDNKh and representatives of the Public Chamber. We understand that the meeting was organized in order to quickly report to the head about the "based dialogue" and the so-called "search for compromises". The plans presented by the exhibition management clearly confirm that VDNKh is not going to stop and continues to stubbornly push for a commercial project instead of the existing Ostankino Stadium, while completely ignoring the opinion of thousands of residents. The essence of the administration's announced plans remains the same, despite the change in signage: Development of a soccer field: in the area of ​​an open and accessible field, they plan to build a large-scale covered complex with 30 fields. Now, instead of a "paddle center", they are trying to call it a "racquet sports center" and a fitness club. Cancellation of running infrastructure: instead of a full-fledged sports stadium, it is planned to leave only two running tracks, which essentially turn an isolated sports area into a sidewalk past the customers of the shopping center.

The administration's promises about "new showers and changing rooms" are just an attempt to change the focus and mask the destruction of the free space accessible to the public in Ostankino Park. The management of VDNKh openly ignores the needs of real athletes and residents of several nearby regions. The position of the Ostankino and Marfino initiative groups remains unchanged: we demand that the stadium and the rink be preserved in their current form, completely open, isolated and free. Our goal is not to "compromise" at the price of destroying the soccer field, but to protect the existing and actually the only sports infrastructure of this format and purpose in several nearby areas. Various measures are being taken to preserve our stadium, which do not allow us to silence the intentions to eliminate the stadium, including legal measures.