A man's body with a bag over his head was found at Shartash.
A man's body with a bag over his head found at Lake Shartash
January 13, 2026 — On the evening of January 12, in Yekaterinburg near Lake Shartash, a man's body with a bag over his head was discovered.
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According to a source at KP-Yekaterinburg, the victim's identity has been established. Preliminary information indicates the man was suffocated with a bag. Security forces are now searching for the killer.
"The time since death will be determined by forensic examination. The man's death is of a criminal nature," said an insider at KP-Yekaterinburg.
The Investigative Committee's press service has not yet commented on the situation.
It was previously reported that the Sverdlovsk resident who went missing several weeks ago was found dead.
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A man's body with a bag over his head was found at Shartash.
On the evening of January 12, a man's body with a bag over his head was found near Lake Shartash in Yekaterinburg. According to a source at "KP-Ekaterinburg", the victim's identity has been established.