Vladikavkaz Incident Leaves Injured Person in Intensive Care
In Vladikavkaz, a 46-year-old man sustained a serious head injury after a confrontation on the city’s main road. Reports from a Telegram channel identified as Sapa 15 provided video footage of the event, showing a man in a white shirt grabbing a person in a black shirt and forcefully throwing him down onto the pavement. At the moment of impact, two bystanders appeared to pull the aggressor aside. The victim lay motionless on the pavement as the scene unfolded.
Those involved in the altercation moved the injured man into a BMW and transported him to a hospital, after which the group reportedly fled the scene. Local police in Vladikavkaz stated they are pursuing six individuals connected to the incident. The cause of the fight has not been released by authorities. According to the Sapa 15 channel, the victim, currently unconscious in the hospital’s intensive care unit, was diagnosed with a skull base fracture. [citation: Sapa 15]
Additional context from the region notes that the incident follows a separate event in Yakutsk where a bus passenger reportedly fell from a window after assisting a fellow traveler, an episode described as resulting in outpatient treatment. These reports underscore ongoing concerns about public safety and road-side violence in the region. [citation: Sapa 15]