Baksanians pointed out to officials the unresolved issue of the shortage of minibuses.

In recent months, officials have not resolved the issue of the shortage of minibuses, and during this time, the costs of commuting to work and school have nearly doubled, as people have to travel with multiple transfers, and minibus drivers refuse to take them to the final stop, residents of Baksan complained on social media.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on September 23, residents of Baksan complained about the acute shortage of public transport. According to one of the city residents, there are only three minibuses left on the route "Conservatory – TKOOOS", which forces passengers to wait for hours for transport or use taxis. Other locals then reported that the problems with minibuses also affect Islamay, Atajukino, Zayukovo, and Psychoch.

Minibuses coming from neighboring villages do not enter Baksan, and passengers are dropped off on the side of a busy road, complained one local resident.

"We can't get into our city from the villages, from our parents, why are minibuses not allowed into Baksan, we are dropped off on the side of a busy road. The drivers themselves say they have no right, they are forbidden to enter Baksan, they will be fined," said a complaint from a Baksanian, which was cited by the Instagram*-public goloskbr on November 14.

As of 19:40 MSK on November 15, this post on the Instagram*-public goloskbr, which has about 195.4 thousand followers, received 2067 likes and 403 comments.

Other locals also complained about the worsening situation with minibuses.

"You, officials, at least once in your life solve the issue of ordinary citizens who suffer from humiliating treatment towards us. Yesterday I was traveling from my mother’s village, I told the driver: please drop me off at the station in Baksan, and he said: I have no right, I will be fined, I can drop you off in Islamay. He said, go down the steps, I can drop you off at the roundabout! This is illegal. You should be reported to the Moscow prosecutor's office, a lawsuit should be filed!" wrote oks_7970.

"Of course, our officials do not travel by public transport, how would they know how hard it is for us, they don’t care about us at all, they do whatever they want, what is this, why can’t they enter Baksan? I travel from "Progress" to my mother’s home in Atajukino, not everyone drops me off, of course, if they see that I have a child, they drop me off in Islamay and there, some drivers drop us off right on the bridge, and we have to step over the barriers and go down the stairs to the stop, this has even happened in winter, in short, everything is against the people," noted aksana91351.

"There was a case, I arrived from Zalukokoazhe on a minibus route Zalukokoazhe – Nalchik, we were dropped off where the minibuses "Khutory" are, so we could transfer and get to the station, etc., and still pay 40 rubles. I have a question: why don’t all minibuses, regardless of which village they come from, take passengers to the new station without a transfer? <…>", asked pantera__58_85.

Other locals pointed out that changes in the operation of minibuses have increased travel costs and travel time. According to them, passengers have to make several transfers, leave home earlier, and use taxis to arrive at work on time.

"It’s elementary to travel from Islamay to Baksan with transfers, what can we say about other villages. Earlier, I could get to work in half an hour, but now I need to leave home an hour earlier to avoid being late. Well, I work 1/3 and already take a taxi to save my time and nerves. But what about people who work 5/2? What about children who study in the city? Moreover, winter is coming, and they will have to leave in the dark. Why, when such decisions are made, do they not think about the consequences, about the people? Everything should be for their convenience," emphasized katkhanova_m.

"It’s true, it’s very difficult to travel to Baksan, this will continue because no one says anything, especially in the Baksan district: to travel from Atajukino to the Islamay bridge by taxi costs 150 rubles, 200 rubles, from Islamay to the new station 75 rubles, further around the city 40 rubles. Please, three transfers to the city <…>", wrote lema.teuozukova.

"It’s very simple, earlier to go to Baksan and solve all my affairs, I spent 300 rubles on the round trip. Now it’s at least 600. With three transfers, not to mention moving around the city," pointed out kulchaeva__.

Some participants in the discussion urged passengers to seek a solution to the transport problem by appealing to officials and the prosecutor's office.

"Why don’t you write to the prosecutor's office? This problem will not be solved through social networks. Don’t be weak. Let everyone write to Khabarov or collect signatures. Know and defend your rights," wrote user satanei55555.

"What you are doing here is of no concern to them, write a collective statement to the administration and the prosecutor's office," urged mar1gooo.

As of 19:40 MSK on November 15, there are no comments on the website of the administration of the urban district of Baksan regarding the complaints of local residents about the worsening situation with public transport.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the issue of public transport has been relevant in Kabardino-Balkaria for a long time. Thus, on October 26, residents of Nalchik complained about the shortage of minibuses and the failure to adhere to their schedules, causing passengers to wait a long time for transport and be late for work and school. On October 12, city residents doubted that the purchase of new buses would solve the problem, pointing to long intervals between trips and a lack of evening routes. On September 9, residents of Nalchik reported that the shortage of minibuses forces schoolchildren and students to wait a long time for transport and be late for classes.