What's happening now with the Thaba Yerdy Temple, a federal cultural heritage site in mountainous Ingushetia?
The latest stage of archaeological work has long since been completed, the rains in the mountains have stopped, and yet there's been no movement. It's all very simple, though: someone, for some reason, is simply unwilling to take the first step.
We inform you that "ASM Group" has already sent official letters of notification to the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites of Ingushetia more than 10 times (August 20, 2025, September 5, 2025, December 8, 2025, December 11, 2025, December 15, 2025, January 21, 2026, April 27, 2026, April 29, 2026, May 14, 2026, July 13, 2026 and July 23, 2026) about local deterioration of the church condition - fragmentary collapse of tiles, cracked plaster beacons installed in 2025. Not a single response from the Committee to our letters has been received, not a single movement of the Committee towards the church has been noticed. We can discuss at length what and how to do with the church, we can discuss at length that it's time to convene some kind of scientific council on the church, but until relevant officials begin at least monitoring the condition of cultural heritage sites, nothing will happen to protect and save them.
Article 11 of Federal Law No. 73-FZ of May 25, 2002 - State control (supervision) over the condition, maintenance, preservation, use, promotion, and protection of cultural heritage sites is the RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HERITAGE PROTECTION AUTHORITY!