In Irkutsk, security measures for the May holidays were discussed, city services are on heightened alert, with special attention to public order, transport, and counterterrorism. Security has been strengthened at vital enterprises, more ambulance crews are on duty, and hospitals, schools, and kindergartens are fully ready. Firefighters and police will also patrol forest areas, private neighborhoods, and mass event sites to prevent fires and ensure public peace.

The commission meeting was devoted to the city’s safety during the May holidays.
The Mayor of Irkutsk, Vladimir Yakubovsky, set the task for the services involved in maintaining public order and ensuring the city’s life support to preserve stability in the city and ensure the safety of residents. Boris Akulov, Chief of Staff of the Irkutsk City Department of Internal Affairs, reported on how the safety of residents would be ensured during the holidays. Security will be strengthened at 28 city enterprises that provide life support services. Briefings and training sessions have been held with security personnel at enterprises, schools, hospitals, and cultural institutions. Special attention has been paid to countering terrorism. During the holiday events, all police units will be placed on heightened alert. 100% of the city traffic police personnel will be involved in ensuring road safety. As reported by Nikolai Khitsenko, Deputy Mayor of Irkutsk, duty officers have been assigned at all municipal utilities. Additional emergency response teams have been created. Briefings on counterterrorism measures have been conducted for public transport drivers and inspectors. Special attention must be paid to unattended bags and unidentified objects. Municipal vehicles are equipped with emergency communication devices. According to the Deputy Mayor, Chair of the Committee on Social Policy Valentina Voblikova, the number of ambulance duty teams has been increased for the holidays. Ambulance teams will also be on duty in places where large numbers of residents gather: at rallies, celebrations, and mass public festivities. City hospitals will be on standby. Throughout the holidays, duty officers from among the chief physicians and their deputies will be assigned there. All schools, kindergartens, and social institutions in the city are equipped with panic buttons. Work is currently underway to equip social facilities with video surveillance systems. Monitoring of trade enterprises, including mobile trade during the holidays, will be carried out by employees of the Consumer Market Committee of the Irkutsk city administration. In addition, all fire stations in the city have been placed on full alert. During the subbotnik and the May holidays, fire crews and police will organize patrols in the city forest areas, private-sector neighborhoods, and cleanup sites to prevent arson and extinguish fires.