In the Moscow region, the villagers. Lesnay, who stood up to protect the forest, encountered "people in balaclavas" - the conflict over deforestation entered the violent phase.
In the village of Lesnoi, Pushkin urban district, Moscow region, the conflict prevails over the cutting of a hundred-year-old forest on the territory of the former radio center. Residents who tried to stop the destruction of the green space and conduct a public inspection encountered unknown people at the work site in the Balaclavas who blocked their access to the site. In response, the residents recorded a video message to the head of the Pushkinsky urban district, Maxim Krasnotsvetov, in which they stated: "Krasnotsvetov was born, grew up and does not live in this area. He looks at the forest and doesn't see the forest, but money and industrial facilities."
The situation around the site has remained tense since last year. The lands of the former radio center, which were under the authority of the Ministry of Defense, were sold to a private company, after which the owner began to clear them for the establishment of an industrial park. The residents collected over 4,000 signatures to transfer these lands to a recreation area, but even though the district's new general plan has not yet been approved by the Board of Deputies, the administration has already issued permission to cut down 287 mature trees. The residents insist that the public interests of the village's 10,000 residents must be placed over private commerce.
Earlier, in connection with illegal felling, the investigative committee opened a criminal case under the sections "illegal felling of forest plantations" and "negligence"; The damage is estimated at more than 300 million rubles. Roslaskoz supported the demands of the residents to restore the status of the forest. However, according to the locals, the head of the district Maksym Krasnotsvetov and his representatives do not attend court hearings, do not meet with residents and ignore the criminal case. The cutting continues, now under the auspices of mercenaries in the Balaclavas.