Strange Color and Smell: Investigative Committee Probes Ryazhsk Water
Residents of Ryazhsk have complained that water supplied to their homes has a strange color and unpleasant smell, prompting the Russian Investigative Committee to take control of the issue.
Feb 3, 2026 0
Alexander Bastrykin has instructed the regional head to initiate a criminal investigation into the water quality issues.
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According to investigators, for a long time, residents of the city of Ryazhsk who live on Novoryazhskaya Street have been receiving poor-quality water, unsuitable for use and household tasks. It has an unnatural color, an unpleasant smell, and impurities, the Russian Investigative Committee reported. However, no one is solving the problem.
Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin ordered the head of the regional investigative committee, Oleg Vasilyev, to initiate a criminal case and provide a report on the results after the investigation.
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