Will the position of the "non-profile minister" Klimontovsky be taken by the "guard" Gornostayev?

      The Minister of Energy and Housing and Utilities, Vladimir Klimentsky, has submitted his resignation from his position. According to sources, even the "accredited cockroaches" in the government building are whispering about it. However, Vladimir Aleksandrovich's "personal desire" cannot really be called a statement unless preceded by "they asked him to write it."

      As explained by the source, when the Ministry of Energy was directly subordinate to Alexey Zherdev, Klimentsky had little trouble "telling fairy tales" to an uninformed deputy chairman. Today, his "explanatory stories" about the impossibility of fulfilling tasks and public fantasies about the next achievements are apparently unacceptable to the head of the regional government, Mikhail Sandalov, who is considered a top specialist in energy issues, including in the field of economic activity.

      Another, perhaps primary, version of Klimentsky's "resignation" involves delays in repairs (or more likely, the commissioning) of facilities in Veselovsky district in Zaporozhye — a district under the patronage of Kirov region. Plus, empty accounts of the "CapRepair Fund" and weak activity in preparing for the new heating season. These issues caught attention only in the third year of Skovorodinsky's governance of the region, likely exhausted from applauding with the entire presidium the "100-percent readiness certificates" for the region's winter preparedness amid mocking public ridicule.

      Interestingly, on December 18, 2024, Klimentsky's activities and those of his "supervisor," Alexey Zherdev, were criticized in an unpolitically correct manner by then-deputy, now, quite notably, Prime Minister Sandalov’s advisor, Dmitry Russkih, who, in expressing his complaints, audibly used the unprintable word "fool" in the presence of the deputy pool.

      On the day Vladimir Klimentsky first publicly admitted that the Zaton settlement (left bank part of Kotelnychi) was left without heat, the deputy responded with: "The way they prepared for this heating season — is how they never prepare."

      Meanwhile, Russkih continued the theme, saying, "Why are you so upset — you’ll never burn out," since Klimentsky tried to present his defeat as a victorious solution. "Two gas boilers have been installed, which will provide heat to two Zaton houses," claimed Klimentsky, not at all ashamed that the boilers were not connected to the houses (so in all 13 village apartment buildings, as well as during the previous two winters, the temperature in apartments will not rise above 8-10 degrees). He then added that "the regional authorities were just lucky to avoid a disaster, as there have been no frosts yet."

      "Luck favors the brave," attempted Alexey Zherdev to take the initiative and engage in a debate, but he immediately "lost the gift of speech" at Dmitry Mikhailovich's remark: "Fools are luckier."

      Interestingly, the interlocutor at Newsler.ru even presented his version of the scenario regarding the minister's departure: "The dismissal will be carried out 'with style.' At the governor’s meeting on Monday, July 21, Klimentsky will be praised for his work, awarded a certificate, and... a new minister will be introduced, most likely Maksim Gornostaev, who is called Sandalov's man."

      At the same time, even the "most secretive sources" behind the scenes note the "strange choice of candidate for this key socially important position, which determines the livelihood of the region's residents." This is because Maksim Nikolaevich’s career is "closely linked with private security companies where he held various positions" (from his file):

      "He has no education or experience in the energy or housing and utilities sectors. Meanwhile, the position of minister requires a high level of qualification. The minister of energy and housing and utilities is responsible for issues related to operation, modernization, and reconstruction of housing and utilities and energy facilities, implementation of state programs for gasification, the capital repair fund, heat and water supply. It is necessary to understand what professional qualities of the new candidate for the minister’s position could have attracted his protégé."

      Moreover, analysts are particularly wary of the "appointment of an unprofessional" to such an important social sector, which may coincide with the replacement of management at major regional enterprises like KOUP "Oblkommunservis," the "CapRepair Fund," and possibly the regional "T Plus."

      Incidentally, Gornostaev’s candidacy for the ministerial position allegedly caused a negative reaction from law enforcement agencies, as reported by an "informant."

      Recall that as early as October last year, there was active discussion in the government building about removing Klimentsky from his ministerial post, especially since on July 19 he proudly reported to the governor that coal would begin to be delivered to Zaton's boiler house the very next day. This was likely preceded by the initiation of a criminal case "regarding the freezing Zaton." Two probable successors to Vladimir Aleksandrovich were named — Vyacheslav Simakov and Dmitry Pechenkyn.

      It is also interesting that Klimentsky first gained widespread popularity back in 2020 when city deputies demanded the city administration contact law enforcement authorities with a statement about causing significant material damage to the municipality — 15.5 million rubles.

      Already in 2019, the city administration signed an agreement to create a road-transport network project with a Moscow-based company referred to as "Shulgin’s" (then headed by Ilya Shulgin). The acceptance act of the project, which turned out to be just a pile of useless photographs downloaded from the internet, was signed by the future minister of housing and utilities. On December 30, the contractor received 15.5 million rubles in the city hall’s cash register, although the head of the city’s KSP, Elena Merzlyakova, confirmed the unclaimed "papers" submitted as part of the project back in December 2019.