Leonid Volkov: Alexei Navalny ally attacked in Lithuania
The late Russian opposition leader's team says he was assaulted with a hammer and pepper-sprayed.
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The late Russian opposition leader's team says he was assaulted with a hammer and pepper-sprayed.
Pictures shared on social media showed Volkov with a bloodied lower left leg and signs of bruising on his temple. - Putin's Critic Alexei Navalny's Former Chief Of Staff Leonid Volkov Attacked With Hammer in Lithuania
Long-time aide to Navalny vows to continue fight against Putin after assault outside his home that left him covered in blood
Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's close associate and top strategist, accused Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized in Lithuania’s capital and vowed to “not give up.” Police said an assailant attacked Volkov on Tuesday as he arrived in a car at his Vilnius home, where he lives in exile. Volkov suffered a broken arm "and for now he cannot walk because of the severe bruising from the hammer blows,” according to Navalny’s...
Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's long-time aid Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer in the Lithuanian capitol Vilnius on Tuesday, former Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said.