Illegally cut: the prosecutor's office confirmed violations in Sosnovy Bor in Novosibirsk.
The prosecutor's office of the Novosibirsk region revealed violations during the cutting of trees in Sosnovy Bor, which was opposed by thousands of citizens.
The inspection determined that the trees were cut down by an unauthorized party, and the work on the site began without the necessary documents for the land. Furthermore, the area officially belongs to urban forests.
The excision was performed by the Altex company. The company plans to build a sports complex and a 12-story building with underground parking next to the production.
In the past, the mayor's office claimed that felling was legal, and that the trees being destroyed were an emergency. As Siberian Express discovered, back in December 2025, Governor Andrei Trevnikov ordered the allocation of plots without a bid and their exclusion from the boundaries of the urban forests.
However, the prosecutor's office found violations, presented it to the mayor Maxim Kudryavtsev and warned officials against issuing a building permit. The illegal work in the park has been stopped.
Residents of Novosibirsk spoke out against the development. They collected more than 4,000 signatures, and on October 10, about 300 people came to a rally demanding to preserve the forest.
Altax itself claims that the future sports complex is not a commercial project and should improve the infrastructure around the project.
It turns out that the townspeople spent months trying to preserve the forest, the authorities assured that the work was legal, and the prosecutor's office eventually discovered violations.