A businessman in Yekaterinburg to stand trial for attacking his ex-wife: first hearing on November 10

An attack five years after the divorce

In Yekaterinburg, 37-year-old businessman Dmitry Grankin will stand trial, charged with threatening to kill and abusing his ex-wife. This is reported by kp.ru citing the circumstances of the case.

What happened on May 15

The incident occurred in the evening of May 15, 2026. 32-year-old Yekaterina Grankina opened the door expecting an acquaintance, but her ex-husband, whom she had divorced five years earlier, was at the doorstep. According to her, he burst into the apartment, grabbed her by the neck, insulted her, prevented her from leaving, and cut her long hair down to the roots.

How the attacker was stopped

When the woman's new boyfriend approached her, Grankin attacked him as well, releasing his ex-wife. At that moment she ran out onto the balcony to call for help: neighbors and vigilantes from the 'Russian Community' responded to her cries and stopped the attacker. Yekaterina was diagnosed with a soft tissue bruise.

Threats after the case was opened

According to the victim, her ex-husband continued to threaten her even after the criminal case was opened; the threats stopped only after the intervention of his lawyer.

The charges and the defense's position

The businessman is charged with threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm, as well as abuse with particular cruelty. Grankin himself claimed that he acted in a state of affect out of jealousy. The case will be heard in the Akademichesky District Court of Yekaterinburg; the first hearing is scheduled for November 10.

Context

The article ends with a reference to another case: it was previously reported that in Novosibirsk, a former Wagner Group fighter beat his wife and his one-and-a-half-year-old son — this is a separate incident, unrelated to the Yekaterinburg case.