Aksyonov demanded to punish leaders, not subordinates without instruction

The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksyonov instructed to figure out which of the leaders punish subordinates, without conducting briefings with them and without giving the necessary information. He said this at a meeting on working with citizens' appeals in municipalities.

Ask anyone who commands to “punish.” Well, if for fairness, for objective reasons, punish. But if no one instructed these colleagues who were punished, and no one told them anything, then let the boss punish himself, Aksyonov said.

He also noted that you should not hesitate to encourage employees who do more than they are required to do.

In addition, the head of the region reported an increase in the number of applications. Within a week, he received five thousand complaints - two thousand more than before. The main topics are electricity, heating, water supply compensation and the work of management companies.

Aksyonov called this situation unacceptable and said that work with citizens’ appeals will be intensified.

In October 2026, the head of the Crimea established a rule: three reprimands – dismissal. The measure affected deputy heads of cities, mayors and employees of republican authorities, and information on penalties became public. Then he refused to give up without his consent.

Earlier, on October 9, 2026, Aksyonov criticized the work of municipalities and ministries with citizens’ appeals, stating “indifference, unwillingness to delve into systemic problems, and sometimes outright deception” by officials. He warned that disciplinary measures will be taken "against ministers, deputies, and those responsible regardless of persons.".

In addition, in October, Aksenov introduced rules for appeals on housing and communal services, prohibiting officials from telling residents that the issue is “not within their competence”, and demanding that complaints be routed to the level where they can make a decision.

In the autumn of 2026, specific leaders have already fallen under disciplinary measures: on October 9, Aksyonov recommended reprimanding the heads of administrations of Simferopol and Simferopol district for negligence in addressing citizens, and the Minister of Transport for insufficient attention to complaints about the schedule of public transport.