A man in Moscow stormed a private residence and took his wife hostage, threatening to detonate a device. The incident was recorded as a gunshot was fired during the confrontation.
Authorities say the individual contacted emergency services, declaring that he was inside an apartment on Dekabristov Street and was armed with a grenade, prepared to pull the pin at any moment.
Investigators have secured the scene as specialists monitor the situation and assess potential risks to bystanders and responders.
The authorities have confirmed the suspect’s identity as 43-year-old Sergei Umyarov. He has a prior history of hooliganism and, in another incident, threatened a man with deadly harm, though the case was dismissed earlier.
In other recent developments, reports from the region indicate a separate case in Ukraine where a man killed his daughter after she expressed jealousy toward his wife who had left the country.
Earlier authorities in St. Petersburg discovered a drowning victim, a man in distress, and two children aged six and thirteen who were visibly shaken. It appeared that in a moment of rage a man strangled his wife in the presence of the children and then attempted suicide, but did not succeed.