An activist protesting against park development was attacked in St. Petersburg

Natalya Balanyuk, who opposes the development of Alexandrino Park and the renovation of the Ulyanka quarter in the Kirovsky district of St. Petersburg, told MBKh Media that unknown people attacked her near her house.

Natalya saw several people without overalls near the house, who were digging something near the foundation of the building, and decided to film the violations on video. Then they attacked and pushed her, Balanyuk fell and injured her leg.

I called the police. The eighth police station is only five minutes away on foot, but no one has come. According to the statements of citizens, the police never come, only according to the statements of the developer "Voin-V". I myself went to the police station and filed a complaint.

Natalia intends to go to the clinic because she has a headache after the fall and is afraid of a concussion. The activist assumes that the police will not respond to the statement.

• On May 13, 2016, Krasimir Vranski handcuffed himself to the railings of Alexandrino Park, speaking out against illegal compact development.
• A month earlier, another park defender, Ilya Popov, was detained during a confrontation against the construction of the Benois-2 residential complex in the Alexandrino park.