ArmInfo. Neo-Nazis from the "Russian Community" movement broke into an apartment in the Leningrad Region, after which a fire broke out, resulting in the death of an Armenian citizen and a girl being injured. This information was reported by the "Fontanka" publication.
On May 4, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported a fire in a house on Leningradskaya Street in Vsevolozhsk.
The body of a 37-year-old Armenian citizen was later found in the apartment, and a 24-year-old girl was found in critical condition under the windows, according to "Fontanka."
According to the publication, neo-Nazis from the "Russian Community" movement broke into the apartment that day. The son of the homeowner told her about it. According to him, unknown persons claiming to be police officers tried to break into the apartment. They broke down the door, <sprayed the victim with gas and hit him with a stun gun>, <Fontanka> writes. The unknown persons tried to break into the room where the tenant's acquaintances were hiding, after which a fire started.
The owner of the apartment stated that when she arrived at the scene, she saw <a large group of men in black clothes with symbols of the "Russian Community" and wearing masks> on the landing. Activists from the ultra-right movement told the publication <Moika78> that the residents in neighboring apartments heard screams, and the owner of the apartment allegedly contacted the <Russian Community> herself to request assistance from the neo-Nazis. They claim they used pepper spray to protect the woman, and the fire was allegedly started by the deceased Armenian citizen. The publication reported that the Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case for "causing death by negligence".