Alexei Navalny’s close confidante Leonid Volkov (43) was allegedly brutally beaten with a hammer in front of his home by an attacker. This is also confirmed by Kira Jarmisch, who was a spokesperson for the Kremlin critic until his death.
‘Leonid Volkov has just been attacked near his home. They broke the window of his car and sprayed tear gas in his eyes,” Navalny’s former spokeswoman said on the “X” platform late Tuesday night. The attacker then allegedly hit Volkov with a hammer.
Police and ambulance arrived at the house
“Leonid is at home, the police and an ambulance are on their way to him,” Jarmisch said that same evening. However, it is unclear where Volkov, one of Russia’s most famous opposition figures, is. According to media reports, he is said to be in Lithuania.
Strike the leg 15 times with a hammer
The 43-year-old also spoke out in an online video on Wednesday: he was the victim of a ‘typical’ attack by the henchmen of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the video published on Telegram, he also stated that his arm was broken in the attack. In addition, the unknown man hit his leg with the hammer approximately fifteen times.
Navalny collapses while walking
Volkov was one of Navalny’s closest confidantes, including his former chief of staff. Navalny was found lifeless on February 16. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic collapsed while walking through the penal colony in Siberia, where he was serving a long prison sentence.
Source: Krone
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