diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05e712275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package control
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+var irCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "ir",
+	Short: "Operations with inner ring nodes",
+	Long:  "Operations with inner ring nodes",
+}
+
+func initControlIRCmd() {
+	irCmd.AddCommand(removeContainerCmd)
+
+	initControlIRRemoveContainerCmd()
+}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43173bcaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/ir_remove_container.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package control
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/refs"
+	rawclient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/rpc/client"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-cli/internal/commonflags"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/frostfs-cli/internal/key"
+	commonCmd "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/cmd/internal/common"
+	ircontrol "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir"
+	ircontrolsrv "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir/server"
+	cid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/user"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+const (
+	ownerFlag = "owner"
+)
+
+var removeContainerCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "remove-container",
+	Short: "Schedules a container removal",
+	Long: `Schedules a container removal via a notary request.
+Container data will be deleted asynchronously by policer.
+To check removal status "frostfs-cli container list" command can be used.`,
+	Run: removeContainer,
+}
+
+func initControlIRRemoveContainerCmd() {
+	initControlFlags(removeContainerCmd)
+
+	flags := removeContainerCmd.Flags()
+	flags.String(commonflags.CIDFlag, "", commonflags.CIDFlagUsage)
+	flags.String(ownerFlag, "", "Container owner's wallet address.")
+	removeContainerCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(commonflags.CIDFlag, ownerFlag)
+}
+
+func removeContainer(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+	req := prepareRemoveContainerRequest(cmd)
+
+	pk := key.Get(cmd)
+	c := getClient(cmd, pk)
+
+	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "could not sign request: %w", ircontrolsrv.SignMessage(pk, req))
+
+	var resp *ircontrol.RemoveContainerResponse
+	err := c.ExecRaw(func(client *rawclient.Client) error {
+		var err error
+		resp, err = ircontrol.RemoveContainer(client, req)
+		return err
+	})
+	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "failed to execute request: %w", err)
+
+	verifyResponse(cmd, resp.GetSignature(), resp.GetBody())
+
+	if len(req.GetBody().GetContainerId()) > 0 {
+		cmd.Println("Container scheduled to removal")
+	} else {
+		cmd.Println("User containers sheduled to removal")
+	}
+}
+
+func prepareRemoveContainerRequest(cmd *cobra.Command) *ircontrol.RemoveContainerRequest {
+	req := &ircontrol.RemoveContainerRequest{
+		Body: &ircontrol.RemoveContainerRequest_Body{},
+	}
+
+	cidStr, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(commonflags.CIDFlag)
+	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "failed to get cid: ", err)
+
+	ownerStr, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(ownerFlag)
+	commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "failed to get owner: ", err)
+
+	if len(ownerStr) == 0 && len(cidStr) == 0 {
+		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "invalid usage: %w", errors.New("neither owner's wallet address nor container ID are specified"))
+	}
+
+	if len(ownerStr) > 0 {
+		var owner user.ID
+		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "invalid owner ID: %w", owner.DecodeString(ownerStr))
+		var ownerID refs.OwnerID
+		owner.WriteToV2(&ownerID)
+		req.Body.Owner = ownerID.StableMarshal(nil)
+	}
+
+	if len(cidStr) > 0 {
+		var containerID cid.ID
+		commonCmd.ExitOnErr(cmd, "invalid container ID: %w", containerID.DecodeString(cidStr))
+		req.Body.ContainerId = containerID[:]
+	}
+	return req
+}
diff --git a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/root.go b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/root.go
index d3b656392..015676185 100644
--- a/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/root.go
+++ b/cmd/frostfs-cli/modules/control/root.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func init() {
 		dropObjectsCmd,
 		shardsCmd,
 		synchronizeTreeCmd,
+		irCmd,
 	)
 
 	initControlHealthCheckCmd()
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@ func init() {
 	initControlDropObjectsCmd()
 	initControlShardsCmd()
 	initControlSynchronizeTreeCmd()
+	initControlIRCmd()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/initialization.go b/pkg/innerring/initialization.go
index 8db6328a2..b4f6f206b 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/initialization.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/initialization.go
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (s *Server) initGRPCServer(cfg *viper.Viper) error {
 	p.SetPrivateKey(*s.key)
 	p.SetHealthChecker(s)
 
-	controlSvc := controlsrv.New(p,
+	controlSvc := controlsrv.New(p, s.containerClient,
 		controlsrv.WithAllowedKeys(authKeys),
 	)
 
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ func (s *Server) initClientsFromMorph() (*serverMorphClients, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	s.containerClient = result.CnrClient
 
 	s.netmapClient, err = nmClient.NewFromMorph(s.morphClient, s.contracts.netmap, fee, nmClient.TryNotary(), nmClient.AsAlphabet())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
index a91d2fd0d..fbee056fb 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/innerring.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client"
 	auditClient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/audit"
 	balanceClient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/balance"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/container"
 	nmClient "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/netmap"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/event"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/subscriber"
@@ -45,17 +46,18 @@ type (
 		epochTimer      *timer.BlockTimer
 
 		// global state
-		morphClient   *client.Client
-		mainnetClient *client.Client
-		epochCounter  atomic.Uint64
-		epochDuration atomic.Uint64
-		statusIndex   *innerRingIndexer
-		precision     precision.Fixed8Converter
-		auditClient   *auditClient.Client
-		healthStatus  atomic.Value
-		balanceClient *balanceClient.Client
-		netmapClient  *nmClient.Client
-		persistate    *state.PersistentStorage
+		morphClient     *client.Client
+		mainnetClient   *client.Client
+		epochCounter    atomic.Uint64
+		epochDuration   atomic.Uint64
+		statusIndex     *innerRingIndexer
+		precision       precision.Fixed8Converter
+		auditClient     *auditClient.Client
+		healthStatus    atomic.Value
+		balanceClient   *balanceClient.Client
+		netmapClient    *nmClient.Client
+		persistate      *state.PersistentStorage
+		containerClient *container.Client
 
 		// metrics
 		metrics *metrics.InnerRingServiceMetrics
diff --git a/pkg/morph/client/container/delete.go b/pkg/morph/client/container/delete.go
index c9105a3ca..f04d86bde 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/client/container/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/client/container/delete.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (d *DeletePrm) SetToken(token []byte) {
 //
 // If TryNotary is provided, calls notary contract.
 func (c *Client) Delete(p DeletePrm) error {
-	if len(p.signature) == 0 {
+	if len(p.signature) == 0 && !p.IsControl() {
 		return errNilArgument
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/morph/client/static.go b/pkg/morph/client/static.go
index afaf49f3d..b237a485b 100644
--- a/pkg/morph/client/static.go
+++ b/pkg/morph/client/static.go
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ type InvokePrmOptional struct {
 	// `validUntilBlock` values by all notification
 	// receivers.
 	hash *util.Uint256
+	// controlTX controls whether the invoke method will use a rounded
+	// block height value, which is useful for control transactions which
+	// are required to be produced by all nodes with very high probability.
+	// It's only used by notary transactions and it affects only the
+	// computation of `validUntilBlock` values.
+	controlTX bool
 }
 
 // SetHash sets optional hash of the transaction.
@@ -104,6 +110,16 @@ func (i *InvokePrmOptional) SetHash(hash util.Uint256) {
 	i.hash = &hash
 }
 
+// SetControlTX sets whether a control transaction will be used.
+func (i *InvokePrmOptional) SetControlTX(b bool) {
+	i.controlTX = b
+}
+
+// IsControl gets whether a control transaction will be used.
+func (i *InvokePrmOptional) IsControl() bool {
+	return i.controlTX
+}
+
 // Invoke calls Invoke method of Client with static internal script hash and fee.
 // Supported args types are the same as in Client.
 //
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/convert.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/convert.go
index 01bc48724..4bf68fdbc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/ir/convert.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/ir/convert.go
@@ -32,3 +32,22 @@ func (w *healthCheckResponseWrapper) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+type removeContainerResponseWrapper struct {
+	m *RemoveContainerResponse
+}
+
+func (w *removeContainerResponseWrapper) ToGRPCMessage() grpc.Message {
+	return w.m
+}
+
+func (w *removeContainerResponseWrapper) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
+	var ok bool
+
+	w.m, ok = m.(*RemoveContainerResponse)
+	if !ok {
+		return message.NewUnexpectedMessageType(m, w.m)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/rpc.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/rpc.go
index a8b16b607..b4296dc36 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/ir/rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/ir/rpc.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 const serviceName = "ircontrol.ControlService"
 
 const (
-	rpcHealthCheck = "HealthCheck"
+	rpcHealthCheck     = "HealthCheck"
+	rpcRemoveContainer = "RemoveContainer"
 )
 
 // HealthCheck executes ControlService.HealthCheck RPC.
@@ -32,3 +33,24 @@ func HealthCheck(
 
 	return wResp.m, nil
 }
+
+func RemoveContainer(
+	cli *client.Client,
+	req *RemoveContainerRequest,
+	opts ...client.CallOption,
+) (*RemoveContainerResponse, error) {
+	wResp := &removeContainerResponseWrapper{
+		m: new(RemoveContainerResponse),
+	}
+
+	wReq := &requestWrapper{
+		m: req,
+	}
+
+	err := client.SendUnary(cli, common.CallMethodInfoUnary(serviceName, rpcRemoveContainer), wReq, wResp, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return wResp.m, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/server/calls.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/server/calls.go
index 986da90f1..3030436e6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/ir/server/calls.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/ir/server/calls.go
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ package control
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/refs"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/container"
 	control "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/control/ir"
+	cid "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/container/id"
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-sdk-go/user"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
@@ -32,3 +37,63 @@ func (s *Server) HealthCheck(_ context.Context, req *control.HealthCheckRequest)
 
 	return resp, nil
 }
+
+// RemoveContainer forces a container removal.
+func (s *Server) RemoveContainer(_ context.Context, req *control.RemoveContainerRequest) (*control.RemoveContainerResponse, error) {
+	if err := s.isValidRequest(req); err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if len(req.Body.GetContainerId()) > 0 && len(req.Body.GetOwner()) > 0 {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "specify the owner and container at the same time is not allowed")
+	}
+
+	if len(req.Body.GetContainerId()) > 0 {
+		var containerID cid.ID
+		if err := containerID.Decode(req.Body.GetContainerId()); err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse container ID: %s", err.Error()))
+		}
+		if err := s.removeContainer(containerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		var ownerID refs.OwnerID
+		if err := ownerID.Unmarshal(req.GetBody().GetOwner()); err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse ownerID: %s", err.Error()))
+		}
+		var owner user.ID
+		if err := owner.ReadFromV2(ownerID); err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, fmt.Sprintf("failed to read owner: %s", err.Error()))
+		}
+
+		cids, err := s.containerClient.ContainersOf(&owner)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get owner's containers: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		for _, containerID := range cids {
+			if err := s.removeContainer(containerID); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	resp := &control.RemoveContainerResponse{
+		Body: &control.RemoveContainerResponse_Body{},
+	}
+	if err := SignMessage(&s.prm.key.PrivateKey, resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Server) removeContainer(containerID cid.ID) error {
+	var prm container.DeletePrm
+	prm.SetCID(containerID[:])
+	prm.SetControlTX(true)
+
+	if err := s.containerClient.Delete(prm); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("forcing container removal: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/server/server.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/server/server.go
index c75c1504e..edd30303b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/ir/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/ir/server/server.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package control
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
+	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/morph/client/container"
 )
 
 // Server is an entity that serves
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	prm Prm
 
 	allowedKeys [][]byte
+
+	containerClient *container.Client
 }
 
 func panicOnPrmValue(n string, v any) {
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ func panicOnPrmValue(n string, v any) {
 // Forms white list from all keys specified via
 // WithAllowedKeys option and a public key of
 // the parameterized private key.
-func New(prm Prm, opts ...Option) *Server {
+func New(prm Prm, containerClient *container.Client, opts ...Option) *Server {
 	// verify required parameters
 	switch {
 	case prm.healthChecker == nil:
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ func New(prm Prm, opts ...Option) *Server {
 	return &Server{
 		prm: prm,
 
-		allowedKeys: append(o.allowedKeys, prm.key.PublicKey().Bytes()),
+		allowedKeys:     append(o.allowedKeys, prm.key.PublicKey().Bytes()),
+		containerClient: containerClient,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/service.pb.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/service.pb.go
index 9f2834706..f01ba3e27 100644
Binary files a/pkg/services/control/ir/service.pb.go and b/pkg/services/control/ir/service.pb.go differ
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/service.proto b/pkg/services/control/ir/service.proto
index 5f99be16b..c6c4d69a3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/ir/service.proto
+++ b/pkg/services/control/ir/service.proto
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ option go_package = "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/services/ir/
 service ControlService {
     // Performs health check of the IR node.
     rpc HealthCheck (HealthCheckRequest) returns (HealthCheckResponse);
+    // Forces a container removal to be signaled by the IR node with high probability.
+    rpc RemoveContainer(RemoveContainerRequest) returns (RemoveContainerResponse);
 }
 
 // Health check request.
@@ -41,3 +43,21 @@ message HealthCheckResponse {
     // Body signature.
     Signature signature = 2;
 }
+
+
+message RemoveContainerRequest {
+    message Body{
+        bytes container_id = 1;
+        bytes owner = 2;
+    }
+
+    Body body = 1;
+    Signature signature = 2;
+}
+
+message RemoveContainerResponse {
+    message Body{}
+
+    Body body = 1;
+    Signature signature = 2;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/service_frostfs.pb.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/service_frostfs.pb.go
index f6dd94b3a..438c3a8c5 100644
Binary files a/pkg/services/control/ir/service_frostfs.pb.go and b/pkg/services/control/ir/service_frostfs.pb.go differ
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/ir/service_grpc.pb.go b/pkg/services/control/ir/service_grpc.pb.go
index b6bc6fdba..b4e475a14 100644
Binary files a/pkg/services/control/ir/service_grpc.pb.go and b/pkg/services/control/ir/service_grpc.pb.go differ