Brutal murder after a photo shoot: Russian radio presenter Anna Azovskaya died in Moscow 01.05.2023, 08:55

The body of a well-known journalist from Vologda was found in the apartment of a residential building on Polina Osipenko Street in the north of the capital. Vladimir Maklakov, CEO of Kichgorodetskaya Timber Company, was detained on charges of murder.

Anna met the businessman in July 2021. Young people came to Moscow for the New Year holidays. On December 31, they moved into a rented apartment.

The lovers organized a festive photo shoot in the capital. The murder took place on January 3. Azovskaya and Maklakov quarreled in the apartment. The 33-year-old man grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Anna several times. The victim still managed to break free and lock himself in the bathroom. However, the attacker broke down the door, after which he continued to strike with a knife.

Neighbors heard the screams and called the police. The law enforcement officers found the dead woman, during the search they found more than 30 stab wounds. There were blood stains all over the apartment. Maklakov was later detained.

“According to the defendant, they had an argument on January 3 and he hit the woman several times with a kitchen knife that was in the apartment, after which she tried to hide in the bathroom, but he managed to open the door and continued the strike. The defendant also explained that he had consumed alcohol. He pleaded guilty,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Vladimir asked the court to release him on bail and assured him that he was not going to hide. But the law enforcement officers thought otherwise and sent Maklakov into pretrial detention.

Anna Azovskaya was the daughter of the dean of one of the faculties of Vologda State University.

The brutal murder took place on December 31 in St. Petersburg. Model Olga Čerkasová died on the doorstep of her apartment. The 31-year-old Miss Russia finalist was stabbed to death by her husband Alexander.

“Miss Kuzbass” Ksenia Popova (Sapozhkova) died earlier. As it turns out, her husband killed and dismembered her. He led a double life for a long time. Alexander Popov was sentenced to 12 years in prison.