In Kotelnikovo, a city in the Volgograd region, a garage was set ablaze and a car inside it was completely destroyed. The incident was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Volgograd Region. Authorities say the arson was carried out by a person whose identity remains unknown at this time, and the case is being investigated as a deliberate act of property damage. The focus of the inquiry centers on a woman whose ex-husband is suspected of starting the fire and causing substantial losses.
A 36-year-old resident of Kotelnikovo contacted the police to report the incident. She explained that an unidentified assailant entered her garage and set fire to the Ford Focus stationed inside. The fire quickly escalated, engulfing the vehicle completely and rendering it unusable. The damage is estimated at 600 thousand rubles, a figure that underscores the severity of the act and the burden it places on the victim. Investigators are pursuing all leads to determine the motive and identify the perpetrator, with the ex-husband now identified as a person of interest in connection with the case.
According to the authorities, the ex-husband had previously attempted to mend the relationship with his former spouse, but his advances were rejected. In response, he is believed to have taken steps to reconcile in a final, confrontational way by entering the garage, pouring flammable liquid around the vehicle, and igniting the flames. The resulting crime has raised questions about personal safety and the potential for domestic tensions to escalate into criminal acts. If found guilty of property damage, the man faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in prison.
Earlier reporting notes that four people were injured in a separate incident involving a collision between a Nissan vehicle and a fire truck in Krasnoyarsk, illustrating how emergencies and accidents can unfold in quick succession and how local authorities respond to multiple incidents in a short span of time.