This is reported by the 7x7 edition, which has carefully studied the state procurement website. In December 2021, Smolensk officials bought 692 one-bedroom all-season synthetic blankets worth 333.6 thousand rubles as a gift to veterans and disabled people of the Second World War.
And in the spring and summer of 2021, the regional authorities entered into four contacts for 600 thousand rubles for the maintenance of the new Hyundai Genesis G90L official car of Governor Alexei Ostrovsky. Premium model, proudly called "limousine" by the Korean car industry.
Also, according to the publication, gifts to veterans in the form of blankets for approximately the same amount were made by the administration in 2020 (339 thousand rubles) and in 2019 (244 thousand rubles).