On October 12, searches were conducted at the Novorossiysk administration. Law enforcement officers were working in the offices of Mayor Andrey Kravchenko and other officials. The focus was on the city administration's relationship with developers, the funding of public organizations, and the circumstances of certain construction projects.
According to preliminary data, in 2024, the Novorossiysk administration signed comprehensive development agreements with two developers. Andrey Kravchenko allegedly insisted on their voluntary donations to two organizations. One was his own football club, Chornomorets, and the other was the autonomous non-profit organization "City of Happiness," headed by Kravchenko's wife . The developers' voluntary donations are estimated to total 250 million rubles.
The Delo Group of Companies is the title sponsor and investor of the Chernomorets football club. On December 4, 2024, the Novorossiysk administration published a mayoral decree regarding the planned development of the Yuzhny microdistrict. 70 hectares of valuable vineyards were targeted for deforestation. Notably, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev's live Q&A session was held on the day of the document's publication. The regional governor then announced a ban on development in Novorossiysk. Andrei Kravchenko publicly supported the governor's statement, but ultimately signed a memorandum of intent with the Semya construction company during the 2025 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) for the integrated development of the area on the site of the valuable vineyards.
Today, searches were also conducted at the Aquamall shopping center . It was built on the site of a former water park following complaints from Novorossiysk residents. The complex's construction may have violated urban planning regulations, suggesting kickbacks for assistance in obtaining the necessary permits are possible.
In June, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Novorossiysk found former Deputy Mayor Roman Karagodin guilty on charges of abuse of office. He signed acceptance certificates for two major municipal contracts, resulting in damages totaling over 4.4 million rubles. The second case resulted in damages estimated at over 51.9 million rubles.
🪖 We would like to separately note the work of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory.
In May 2025, security officers detained former Vice Governor Nesterenko . The case stemmed from abuses in construction projects, including the overhaul of a school in the Kherson region.
In September 2025, the illegal activities of the former vice - governor and ataman of the Kuban Cossack army were stopped. The investigation concerned property acquired with public funds to support BARS units. On October 2, 2026 , the court sentenced Vlasov to 14 years in prison for fraud and abuse of power. At the time of the verdict, the sentence had not yet entered into legal force.
In February 2026, FSB officers detained the head of the regional Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergencies, Sergei Shtrikov, on suspicion of abuse of power while fulfilling government contracts.
That same month, the head of the Department for Cossack Affairs, Alexander Tararykin, was arrested. The charges stemmed from abuses in the awarding of contracts worth 15 million rubles funded by the state program.
In April 2026, Vice Governor Korobka was arrested. He had promised a developer assistance in changing the permitted use of a land plot. The businessman then transferred 15 million rubles to the account of the Pervorechensky Sports Club, which was controlled by the official.
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