A resident of the Nizhny Novgorod region who returned from the war in Ukraine stabbed his wife to death in front of his two young children.

In the city of Zavolzhye, Nizhny Novgorod region, a man stabbed his wife to death in front of his two children, 6 and 7 years old. this the day before reported The telegram channel “Incident Nizhny Novgorod” , later clarifying that he “returned from the Northern Military District last week.”

According to the telegram channel, the man’s name is Alexander Mamaev. A 44-year-old resident of the Volga region went to fight in Ukraine as a volunteer and served as deputy platoon commander. As “Incident Nizhny Novgorod” writes, referring to Mamaev’s testimony, on April 17, he, his wife Ekaterina and her brother “decided to wash the meeting.”

The man claims that he fell asleep, but in his sleep he felt his wife reaching for her pocket with money. According to Mamaev, the woman hit him with her palm, and he responded by grabbing a knife and stabbing her in the chest. After that, he called the police himself. Komsomolskaya Pravda writes that Catherine was also able to call an ambulance herself. However, she soon died.

source NN.RU's in law enforcement agencies reported that a criminal case has been opened against Mamaev. Friends of the couple said that the man was a calm and “literate” person who “wouldn’t hurt a fly,” but sometimes “liked to drink.”

According to Komsomolskaya Pravda and NN.RU, the couple’s children are now in the hospital. Nothing is known about their condition.

Last December, Daily Karelia reported that a man who returned from the war in Ukraine killed his wife. In March, returned to his native village in the Kirov region and killed an 85-year-old woman. a Wagner PMC mercenary who had previously been convicted of murder