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According to statements from Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, Volkov was attacked by an unidentified individual who used a hammer and tear gas.
Latest news on Leonid Volkov, Russian opposition politician and chief of staff to the late Alexei Navalny, covering his activism, legal challenges and more
Reuters/Janis LaizansThe former chief of staff of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was attacked with a hammer and tear gas outside his home in Lithuania on Tuesday, less than a month after his former boss mysteriously turned up dead in a Russian penal colony.A spokesperson for Navalny, Kira Yarmysh, said on X that Leonid Volkov was attacked in his car outside his home. The attacker broke through the car window, sprayed tear gas in Volkov’s eyes, and repeatedly struck him with a
Assault left Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, with a broken arm: ‘They literally wanted to make a schnitzel out of me’.
Former strategist to Russian opposition leader was admitted to hospital after the assault on Tuesday night.