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'Navalny tended to sense the vulnerable points, rather than creating them', he was adept at harnessing Putin’s liabilities, like corruption and simmering discontent with the war, all of which are likely to remain flashpoints

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Navalny’s body was taken to Salekhard, the town near the prison complex, by Russian investigators

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The hundreds of flowers and candles laid in Moscow on Friday to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, were taken away overnight in black bags. Russia's prison service said that Navalny, 47, fell unconscious and died on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony. Navalny's spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh on Saturday confirmed his death, citing an official notice given to his mother, Lydumila.

Thousands of individuals laid flowers at monuments to the victims of political repression throughout the country after the death of the well-known activist. The police have dispersed some of the spontaneous acts

Alexei Navalny's mother was told on Saturday that Russia's most prominent opposition leader had been struck down by "sudden death syndrome" and that his body would not be handed over to the family until an investigation was completed, his team said.

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The body of Putin critic Alexei Navalny is ‘not in the morgue’ after officials said it had been taken to investigators in Salekhard.

Alexei Navalnys spokesperson confirmed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from "sudden death syndrome," and his body would not be released until the investigation concluded. Navalny, serving a sentence at a penal colony, fell unconscious and died after a walk. Western leaders, including President Joe Biden, paid tribute to Navalny, holding President Vladimir Putin responsible.

Alexei Navalny's mother has been officially informed of Russian opposition leader's death at a remote Arctic penal colony, but his team says it's not clear where his body is.