The head of the Bodaybo urban settlement, Alexey Botvin, has been detained in the Irkutsk region, with no details provided regarding the reasons for his detention.

The head of the Bodaybo urban settlement, Alexey Botvin, has been detained in the Irkutsk region, with no details provided regarding the reasons for his detention.

@varlamov_news 27 Feb 2026, 09:01

The head of the Bodaybo urban settlement, Alexey Botvin, has been detained by law enforcement following a major utility accident in January, which left residents without heating for nearly a month in temperatures below minus 40 degrees.

@meduzalive 27 Feb 2026, 08:12

The head of the Irkutsk urban settlement of Bodaibo, Alexander Botvin, has been detained due to a utility emergency that left over 140 homes without water and heating in 40-degree frost.

@bazabazon 27 Feb 2026, 08:09

The mayor of the city of Bodaibo, Alexey Botvin, has been detained due to utility accidents that resulted in a prolonged lack of heating and water for residents.

@ostorozhno_novosti 27 Feb 2026, 07:30