Moscow woman sets self on fire during eviction after fraud sale

A pensioner who set herself on fire in her apartment previously set fire to the Moscow military commissariat due to fraudsters.

Consensus

The woman, Nadezhda Ivanova, is 68 years old.
The incident occurred on August 5, 2026.
The fire happened in a five-story building on Menzhinskogo Street in the Babushkinsky District of Moscow.
Judicial bailiffs arrived to evict her from the apartment.
She sold her two-room apartment in 2022 for 9.5 million rubles.
She claimed she was defrauded by scammers who impersonated FSB and Central Bank officials.
She transferred the sale proceeds to the scammers.
The new owner, Nino Tsitlidze, legally acquired the apartment and won a court case.
Ivanova refused to vacate the apartment after the sale.
She set fire to the apartment during the eviction attempt.
She was hospitalized with 70% burns and placed in intensive care.
A bailiff who tried to rescue her also suffered burns and was hospitalized.

Ivanova was hospitalized with 70% body burns and required artificial ventilation; her heart stopped in the ambulance, and she was revived. — vm
Ivanova was conscious when she left the apartment and did not feel pain due to shock. — ntv
The woman suffered burns to approximately 50% of her body. — mash
The fire was caused by the woman pouring flammable liquid and setting herself on fire. — kommerant
Ivanova said to the bailiffs: 'Where will I put my things? I have no means, no ability to move my belongings.' — meduza
The fire spread rapidly, reaching the ceiling and creating a wall of flame. — vm
The fire was so intense that it could have caused an explosion if the building had been gasified. — ntv
Ivanova was previously arrested on October 4, 2022, for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a military enlistment office. — meduza
Ivanova was told by scammers that she needed to 'serve her country' and that her bank accounts were compromised. — vm
The new owner, Nino Tsitlidze (CITLIDZE), had been paying mortgage on the apartment for four years without being able to move in. — ntv
The case is linked to the 'Dolina scheme' or 'grandmother's scheme,' a term used for legal reversals of property sales due to fraud claims. — kommerant