Explosion and outages mark January 29 in Russia's Don region

In the Don region on January 29, several utility accidents occurred, and near the Pervomaysky District Court, a car exploded due to a cigarette. Here are the main news stories.

On the night of January 29, drones attacked Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and Kamensky District. The drones were shot down. No details were provided about ground consequences.

In the morning near the Pervomaysky District Court, an explosion occurred — a car caught fire. It was later revealed that before the incident, the driver had lit a cigarette.

In Volgodonsk, due to a network failure that occurred on the evening of January 28, 80 apartment buildings were left without heating. And in four districts of Rostov, water was cut off due to ruptures in the water supply system.

Former head of the Don State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, Oleg Bogun, was appointed acting deputy police chief — head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for Krasnodar Krai. According to an editorial source, he «begged» for this position.

Police have completed the investigation into the criminal case of the company «CityStroy» — it deceived hundreds of residents of Rostov Oblast during the construction of private houses. Three suspects have been charged with fraud, one of them is on the run.

The Fourth Cassation Court in Krasnodar did not satisfy the complaint of a group of Rostov residents regarding the construction of the Western Chord, which will pass through Kumzhenskaya Roshcha. The plaintiffs plan to go to the Supreme Court.

A Rostov schoolboy who attacked the daughter of a deceased participant in the Special Military Operation was put on a register. His parents were held administratively liable. The mother of the injured girl said that she is already feeling normal.

Actor Sergey Zhigunov, born in Rostov, spoke out against the appointment of director Konstantin Bogomolov to the position of acting rector of the Moscow Art Theatre School. He joined an open appeal from the institution«s graduates.