In Norilsk, authorities detained a suspect after he attacked two people with a knife, an incident that drew rapid response from local law enforcement. The Krasnoyarsk Territory ministry of internal affairs reported that officers on duty in Norilsk were alerted to two separate incidents during the night of November 30. In both cases, one victim was born in 1978 and the other, a woman born in 1958, sustained knife-related injuries near Talnakh. The injured were promptly moved to medical facilities for treatment and assessment. Through coordinated investigative work, criminal investigators identified the alleged attacker as a man born in 1992. During a search of the suspect’s residence, officers found the knives used in the assault and the clothing the suspect was believed to wear at the time of the attack. The man was placed in custody. Investigators from the Norilsk division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened criminal cases under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which covers intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm. The cases are being pursued with all necessary procedural steps to establish the full circumstances surrounding the assaults. In a separate matter, on November 27, a local resident reported an attack in the city of Balakovo in the Saratov region. A young man was stabbed near a nightclub and a criminal case has been initiated; investigators are evaluating the sequence of events and the attacker’s identity. Earlier, a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk, stated that Arkady Kholopov, a notable icon painter associated with the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in the Moscow region, had been stabbed twice. In another development, a repeat offender who had previously attacked a bystander was reported to have assaulted a woman and then stabbed a man who stepped in to help. This string of incidents underscores the ongoing efforts by law enforcement to promptly identify suspects, secure evidence, and establish the facts in each case to ensure that victims receive support and that public safety is maintained.
