Inspection demanded

"Nadezhda" children's home in Belovo

Official name: State institution for orphans and children left without parental care "Children's Home Nadezhda" (founder: Kuzbass Ministry of Education)
Address: Kievskaya St., 38, Novy Gorodok, Belovo, Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass, Russia
Reason: Reports of hunger and physical punishment

What is happening

The home houses orphans and children left without parental care — there are no adults who could stand up for them.

In June 2026 an author who introduced himself as a resident wrote in the local group "Typical Belovo" that the director shouts and swears at children, takes away their belongings, sometimes uses force and, referring to her connections, threatens those who disagree with criminal prosecution. According to him, the children stopped being given clothes.

Local residents wrote in the comments that one boy was punished by being given only one bowl of soup a day.

Case status

Since 24 June 2026 the Investigative Committee has been conducting a preliminary check under the articles on torture and failure to fulfil child-rearing duties (Articles 117 and 156 of the Criminal Code); its chairman Alexander Bastrykin demanded a report. The results have not been published. According to the state register as of August 2026, the head of the institution has not changed.

Updated: November 2, 2026

Our demands

Our society STOP HUMAN TERROR demands:

Publish the results of the Investigative Committee and Ministry of Education checks
Carry out an independent inspection with public organizations and the children's ombudsman
Suspend the management of the children's home for the duration of the inspection
Protect the children who spoke out from pressure and retaliation
Install video surveillance in common areas and give children an independent channel for complaints

Call to action

We call on the media, bloggers, public and international organizations to demand publication of the results. If you lived or worked at "Nadezhda" — tell us; we will not disclose your name.

What is known

On 24 June 2026 the Kuzbass Ministry of Education promised to visit the home, carry out an inspection and give explanations. It has not published any results.
On the same day the Investigative Committee announced a preliminary check; Bastrykin's order was placed under the control of the central office.
This is not an isolated case in the region: in July 2026 a negligence case was opened in Kemerovo after a video showed a staff member of the "Doverie" children's home pushing a teenager on crutches.

The reports of abuse are the words of residents and local people; the official results of the check have not yet been announced.

Sources:Вести · June 24, 2026 ↗ Кемерово Live · June 24, 2026 ↗ VSE42.RU ↗ Прокузбасс · June 25, 2026 ↗ 1-LINE · June 26, 2026 ↗

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