In St. Petersburg, an actor of the Lensovet Theater was attacked with a knife by his roommate

In St. Petersburg, Ilya Delya, an actor at the Lensovet Theater, was attacked by his roommate, stabbing him several times. The 78 TV channel informed about this on April 12.

According to preliminary information, the actor and his lover, actress Alexandra Drozdova, quarreled. During the conflict, a 26-year-old girl took a knife and attacked Del. She struck two blows, one in the chest, the other in the arm.

The actor was taken to a medical facility in moderate to serious condition. Police officers detained Drozdova. The details of the incident are being clarified.

Representatives of the Lensovet Theater announced that they would not cancel the premiere of the play, in which Del was supposed to play the main role, because of what had happened.

"We have decided not to cancel the premiere of The Theatrical Novel, which is scheduled for today. The performance will take place, the role of Sergei Maksudov will be performed by Ilya Koletsky," the theater said.

Earlier, on January 6, the press service of the central office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg informed about the attack on a 55-year-old man in a shopping mall in the city. It is specified that the attacker wounded the victim with a knife.