Attack in the Novosibirsk region
In early 2019, in the village of Severnoye, Novosibirsk Region, Melnikov beat and robbed a man whom he suspected of "non-traditional sexual orientation." Melnikov, together with his acquaintance, broke into the victim's house and began to ask him about "his non-traditional sexual orientation", he denied everything and asked them to leave. However, Melnikov hit the man with a knife, after which he opened the refrigerator and pulled out chicken legs and a tray with cutlets.