Artem Ivanyuzhenkov, the son of a State Duma deputy and striker of HC Sochi, was not involved in the murder in one of the restaurants in Podolsk, near Moscow. This was stated by RIA Novosti by Olga Vradiy, senior deputy head of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Moscow Region of the Russian Federation.
Responding to a journalist’s question about the accuracy of the media reports about Ivanyuzhenkov’s alleged involvement in the crime, he said, “This information is not correct.”
The UK administration also stated that “the information circulating in some media about involvement in the murder of an athlete is not true”. Security forces warned of “responsibility for spreading fake news”.
On the night of March 12, two young people had an argument in a restaurant. After a verbal argument, one of the suspects stabbed the other in the chest. The 23-year-old man died from his injuries.
telegraph channel SHOT He recounts the events of that night, referring to a friend of the deceased. According to a friend, the injured Yevgeny drove to the hospital in his car and independently sought medical help. She died while being examined by doctors.
The man also told the channel that the injured “was in a state of shock and was trying to get out of the car to take revenge on the perpetrator”.
The deceased served in the special forces, was from the Penza region. He was survived by his mother and brother. Yevgeny’s friend also told SHOT that he was “killed by a hockey player,” but officials denied the claim.
TV channel REN TV Referring to the murdered man’s girlfriend, he reported that the young man was working as a private security guard and accompanied the man who held him that night. According to him, Eugene was the only son in the family and came to Podolsk to earn money for the treatment of his mother.
“This is very sad news for us because we know that her mother is seriously ill. And how he now accepts all this situation, we are very upset, ”said the girl.
Soon after, Olga Vradiy, senior deputy chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Moscow Region Investigative Committee, told RBC that investigators had arrested a suspect in the murder. According to law enforcement, he is “a local resident born in 1995”.
Vradiy added that the young man had “written a confession”. A knife, cotton swab and other items were also seized as investigators and criminologists continued their work at the scene.
At the same time, witnesses of the stabbing transmit their Telegram channels. Puree And “112”It was claimed on Sunday morning – it was Ivanyuzhenkov who allegedly delivered the fatal blow, after which he “hidden”.
But late on the evening of March 12, the media reported that all witnesses “retracted their words”.
Telegram channel coming soon SHOT He said that the owner of the Podolsk restaurant, where the murder was committed, arranged a meeting with journalists to transmit footage from CCTV cameras – “so that everyone knows the truth!”
However, it soon emerged that the cameras inside had been turned off. After that, the man did not come to the meeting and stopped communicating.
State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein telegraph channel Artem Ivanyuzhenkov has been in Sochi non-stop since the middle of this week, his older brother Anton also has a 100% alibi and was at home the night of the murder. This is confirmed not only by numerous relatives, but also by recordings from video cameras installed in his home.”
Artem Ivanyuzhenkov recorded a video from the “training camp in Sochi” 10 hours after the incident. According to him, he was in town for hockey training camp on his third day. Baza also called the statements about his alleged involvement in the murder in the suburbs as “lies,” reported by the Telegram channel.
Vladimir Samokhin, head of the press service of HC Sochi, according to newspaper reports “News”that hockey players now have “a weekend because the team didn’t make it to the playoffs”. He also added that Artem Ivanyuzhenkov was last seen at the club on February 26. Said teammate hockey player “112”“The last training was on March 10, and then he went to different cities with Artem.”
Two accidents of the Ivanyuzhenkov brothers
In July 2020, Artem Ivanyuzhenkov, driving a BMW X6, died after colliding with a cyclist in Podolsk. According to the information given by the traffic police, a 45-year-old man on a bicycle tried to slide in front of the car, but the driver of the foreign car did not slow down. The cyclist died at the scene. TASS.
Thereupon, the young man became ill when he was taken for a health checkup. According to police, no alcohol was found in his blood.
In 2016, another accident occurred, involving the son of a State Duma deputy. As he reported DEA News, two people were under the wheels of the car, at that time Artem’s older brother Anton Ivanyuzhenkov was driving. He was also a hockey player before, but unlike his younger brother, he ended his professional career. The victims survived.
telegraph channel OHSS it also reports that Anton lived in Podolsk. The father of the brothers is State Duma deputy Boris Ivanyuzhenkov, former Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation. His classmate at the Podolsk vocational school was Sergei Lalakin, also known as “Luchok”, the leader of the Podolsk organized crime syndicate (knowledgeable “Kommersant” in 1995).
“Kommersant” in 1999 Wrote Referring to the “police operative file”, in which Ivanyuzhenkov Sr. was a close friend of Lalakin.
“So you say: the leader of the organized crime syndicate, Luchka’s right-hand man, etc. Luchka I don’t know. I know Sergey Nikolaevich Lalakin. I’ve known him for a very long time, 15-20 years. They even studied at the same vocational school, although it was a little earlier. Podolsk is a small town. Various competitions and social events are held here. Sergey participates in these events. I always met him there. He is considered the leader of an organized crime syndicate. But not a single person will say that they have been called to the police at least once,” he said.