The renowned ballerina Anastasia Volochkova has made clear she will not come to the aid of her former partner, Sergei Kuznetsov, the bathhouse attendant. She conveyed this sentiment in an interview with She. Fifth Channel reported her words in connection with whether she would intervene on Kuznetsov’s behalf.
Asked if she would stand by him in a way that could land him back in prison, she responded in the negative. She suggested that Kuznetsov should face consequences at the hands of his wife, not with her directly involved. “Let Serezha be dealt with by his wife. What happened to her? Did he harm her? I do not know his relatives, let them carry this burden. This chapter is closed for me; we only kept in touch, and that is all,” Volochkova explained.
Earlier reports indicated that Kuznetsov, who has been associated with business interests, was taken into custody two months after an incident in which his wife was assaulted. At the hearing, Kuznetsov claimed he did not hide from the scene and stated that he transported his wife to the hospital after the beating and remained with her for two days. Court records from a person close to the case noted that the former partner had been writing letters to his wife during the period surrounding the incident.
The case involved a severe assault that left the wife in a coma. Kuznetsov, aged 46, was accused of attacking Anastasia, who was 27, at a Moscow apartment in the Baumansky district. Neighbors who heard screams contacted authorities, and the woman with a head injury, intracranial hemorrhage, bruising, and abrasions was admitted to intensive care for treatment and observation, underscoring the seriousness of the incident and the urgent need for medical intervention. A sequence of events as reported by several witnesses and officials paints a portrait of a crisis that drew public attention to the domestic violence issue and the responsibilities of involved parties in crisis situations. The case continued through legal channels as investigators gathered evidence and evaluated the circumstances surrounding the confrontation, with both sides presenting statements and accounts to the court that would shape the forthcoming proceedings and potential consequences.