On Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg, authorities say a man was detained after he smashed several parked cars using improvised tools, including pieces of wood. The incident was reported via the Telegram channel of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
The police report notes that a yet unidentified individual damaged multiple vehicles with a stick in the courtyard of a building on the 4th Line of Vasilyevsky Island. Responding officers arrived promptly, restrained the intoxicated suspect, and escorted him to the local police station for processing.
Eyewitnesses cited by Fontanka.ru describe the assailant puncturing the exteriors of about half a dozen cars parked in one courtyard by breaking headlights and mirrors. In a separate courtyard, a wooden plank with a cross made of boards was hurled at the window of a residential building, according to the same sources. Video footage shared by the publication shows the man using what appears to be a crowbar-like object to smash windows and car windows, then hurling a wooden structure into the window of a parked minibus. These acts created visible damage across the area, drawing a swift response from local law enforcement. The incident is being treated as vandalism and public safety concern, with investigators gathering evidence from the scene and speaking with residents to reconstruct the sequence of events. (Source attribution: Fontanka.ru)
In a separate note, authorities referenced a recent incident in which a truck driver in the suburbs of Yekaterinburg reportedly collapsed after boarding a freight train without full awareness of the dangers involved. The report signals ongoing concerns about safety protocols around rail corridors and late-night disturbances in urban regions of Russia, though these two events appear unrelated in timing and location. Such reports underscore the varied pressures on transport and public spaces, ranging from deliberate vandalism to unexpected personal health crises that can disrupt transportation networks and community safety. (Source attribution: Fontanka.ru)