Russian rock musician found dead in St. Petersburg pond with one hand severed, local media report
A man’s body, missing a hand, was found on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg. According to the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Fontanka and the Russian security services-linked Telegram channel Baza, the man was identified as Dmitry Oganyan, 45, the former bassist of rock band Kukryniksy. Oganyan was also known by the nickname “Vagon.”
In St. Petersburg, the body of a man was discovered in a pond on Vasilyevsky Island, with one hand missing, according to local reports. The unidentified 45-year-old victim was reportedly the former bassist of the rock band Kukryniksy, identified by the nickname “Vagon.” The scene, located near Michmanskaya Street, contained the severed hand and an ax near the shore.
Initial accounts suggest the man inflicted the injury upon himself using the ax, then proceeded to enter the water without his shoes. While authorities have not officially confirmed the identity of the deceased, Kukryniksy was established in 1997 by Alexey Gorshenev, who is the brother of Mikhail Gorshenev, lead singer of Korol i Shut.
Dmitry Oganyan formally joined the band in 2001. This report, written by a Meduza journalist, has been translated from Russian using an AI model that adheres to the outlet's stringent editorial guidelines, with final review by a Meduza editor before publication.
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