Islam Makhachev criticizes construction chaos in Makhachkala amid flooding

Islam Makhachev has repeatedly highlighted major construction problems in Dagestan, specifically calling Makhachkala "one messy construction site" filled with low-quality residential complexes built close together and numerous unauthorized structures. Seventeen days ago, as flooding was already affecting Dagestan, Makhachev appealed to regional leadership to address the construction issues. Today he reposted content from geographer Dmitry Koryukhin, a school teacher in Dagestan who was named 2025 Teacher of the Year, who shared aerial photographs of Makhachkala demonstrating what he described as an urban planning catastrophe. The post notes this is part of a broader Russian problem where cities with stagnant or declining populations continue building massive residential complexes of 30 stories with 1,000 apartments that stand half-empty.