Degtyarev posted on his Instagram a video of a walk around Khabarovsk on the first morning in his new position.
“From what they shouted under the windows of the governor ... life will not improve, but to help veterans, grandmother to harvest at the dacha, to help the sports team, this is where we will spend energy,” he said on the video.
Degtyarev also said that he would not leave the post of interim head of the region, since he was faced with "a lot of tasks." According to him, a pile of documents with a height of a meter has accumulated on his desk, since the Khabarovsk Territory has been without a leader for about ten days.
"Those who shout:" Degtyarev, go away! " I will not leave! Because you have to work, ”he said.
On July 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Sergei Furgal, who was arrested in the murder case, from his post as head of the Khabarovsk Territory due to a loss of confidence. Mikhail Degtyarev was appointed Acting Governor.