The head of the administration of Chita went as a volunteer to the zone of military operation

The city manager of Chita, Alexander Sapozhnikov, announced that he had decided to go as a volunteer to the zone of a special military operation (SVO). Relevant appeal he posted to the residents of the city in his Telegram channel.

“As a paratrooper with combat experience, as a citizen, I cannot stay away from the fateful battle of our Motherland for the right to the future that we received from our ancestors. It is my duty and my calling to once again stand up for our country. Thanks to all Chita residents, volunteers, public figures, entrepreneurs, public utilities, builders, teachers, employees of the city administration, employees of law enforcement agencies, employees of municipal enterprises, everyone who helps make our city better, ”the statement says.

Alexander Sapozhnikov concluded his statement with the wishes of “happiness and prosperity” to the townspeople. A Kommersant source in the city administration said that Andrei Grenishin, who previously held the post of first deputy head of the administration of the city district of Chita, has been acting head of the administration since November 21.

Alexander Sapozhnikov was born in 1976 in the city of Krasnokamensk, Trans-Baikal Territory. From 1994 to 1996 he served in the airborne troops, participated in the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus. After military service and until 2009, he worked in one of the military units in Chita. From 2014 to 2019, he was a member of the Chita City Duma. Since 2019 – the head of the administration of Chita.

Vlad Nikiforov, Irkutsk