Nighttime Robbery Causes $70K Loss at Tobacco Shop

Aug.29.2022
Nighttime Robbery Causes $70K Loss at Tobacco Shop
Unknown men stole 70,000 rubles worth of goods from a tobacco store in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Police have been notified.

Recently, in Yekaterinburg, Russia, two unidentified men broke into a tobacco shop at night and stole goods estimated to be worth 70,000 rubles.


An eyewitness reports that around 3:00 am on August 28th, two unidentified individuals forcibly opened the doors and shutters of a tobacco shop. They reportedly carried out a massive robbery, taking property valued at approximately 70,000 rubles. The incident was described as a massacre.


The journalist learned that the incident occurred on the 27th, and was captured by surveillance cameras. The store owner has already reported the incident to the police.


Previously, there were reports that a resident of Yekaterinburg broke into a store by smashing the door with a brick and stole items from the shelves. Similarly, in Upper Saldah, a resident of Sverdlovsk also broke a window and removed advertisement posters. Eyewitnesses claimed that this occurred on the second day of the store's opening.


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