Overview

• Governor Georgiy Filimonov said he is examining the incident involving First Deputy Governor Ivan Inozemtsev in St. Petersburg.
• Filimonov reported that Inozemtsev was on a private trip with his wife and daughter for a child’s competition and was not on duty.
• In a subsequent update, the governor said eyewitnesses described a provocation in a lobby bar and claimed Inozemtsev stepped in to assist another patron.
• Earlier media accounts alleged that Inozemtsev was detained after a hotel fight, but regional authorities have not confirmed any detention.
• Filimonov stressed that public officials should avoid physical confrontations and pledged an internal review as the reasons for the incident are clarified.