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Elderly Woman Rescued From Moscow Metro Tracks as Assault Suspect on Same Line Is Fined

Transport officials reported brief delays after a person on the tracks.

Overview

  • Emergency responders pulled an elderly woman from the rails at Polezhaevskaya on November 19, and she survived, according to city emergency services.
  • The Moscow Department of Transport said train intervals increased on the northwest section of the Tagansko‑Krasnopresnenskaya line due to the incident on the tracks.
  • In a separate case from November 9, police identified and detained a 60-year-old Moscow resident after an assault inside a train at Volgogradsky Prospekt.
  • Officers filed an administrative protocol under Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences for petty hooliganism, and a court imposed a fine.
  • The assault victim sought medical assistance, the Moscow police press service said.