Residents of the dilapidated dormitory in Volgograd have been fighting for resettlement for two years.

Residents of the dormitory on Tarashchantsev Street in Volgograd have been trying for two years to get officials to recognize the building as emergency. Gas in the house has been turned off, some rooms lack heating, and the prosecutor's order to eliminate violations is being executed, the residents complained.

A video appeal from the residents of the family-type dormitory at house No. 32 on Tarashchantsev Street in Volgograd was published on Ksenia Sobchak's Telegram channel "Bloody Lady."

According to the residents, the building was constructed in the 1950s. For the last 15 years, its condition has been constantly deteriorating: walls and ceilings are crumbling, rooms are covered with mold, the basement is flooded, and the house has been infested with bedbugs, mosquitoes, rats, and cockroaches. Showers and toilets are partially non-functional.

"We have contacted many authorities, but they only give us replies," said one of the residents in the video footage. According to her, lawyers estimated their services at 350,000 rubles, and conducting an independent examination, necessary for recognizing the building as emergency, would cost another 180,000 rubles.

Gas in the dormitory was turned off on February 11 due to the emergency condition of the stoves. The management company "Volzhsky Krai" was ordered to replace them, but the work has not yet been carried out.

The gas shutdown significantly increased the residents' electricity expenses, added a resident of the dormitory. "People are cooking at home on electric stoves. We are paying crazy amounts for electricity. There is no gas and none is promised," she said.

In winter, the heating pipes in the building burst. The entrance, common areas, and four apartments were left without heat. In the video, residents showed damaged radiators, crumbling walls and ceilings, mold, faulty plumbing, and a flooded basement.

According to the authors of the appeal, only one of the three taps in the shared kitchen is working, the showers are not functioning, and the toilets are difficult for elderly people to use. Families with children and elderly people, including a 92-year-old woman, live in the dormitory.

In April 2026, after another appeal from the residents, the prosecutor's office conducted an inspection and demanded that the management company eliminate the violations by July 1. However, the order was not fulfilled, another resident of the dormitory said in the video.

The residents demanded that the dormitory be recognized as emergency and that they be provided with alternative housing or compensation. "For those who have nowhere to go, we ask for housing," she emphasized.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of emergency and dilapidated houses in Volgograd and the Volgograd region have repeatedly complained about the delays in resettlement and difficult living conditions. For example, in March 2026, residents of a dormitory in the village of Veselyaya Balka, recognized as emergency back in 2019, reported that the promised resettlement for 2025 was suspended. Families with children remaining in the building lived without heating and utilities, with a leaking roof and mold on the walls.

In March 2023, residents of house No. 61 on Kuznetsova Street, which has been recognized as emergency twice, complained about the collapse of part of the facade and the lack of response from the authorities to requests for repairs. More than 200 people lived in the building with mold, dampness, and faulty heating, including about 30 young children. The prosecutor's office demanded that the city hall accelerate the resettlement of 146 registered residents of the house.