17.9 C
New York
May 15, 2024
Alexei Navalny europe Lithuania news Russia Vladimir Putin World news

Navalny ally Leonid Volkov injured in hammer attack in Vilnius

Photos published by late dissident’s team show Russian citizen covered in blood after assault outside his home in Lithuania

Leonid Volkov, a longtime aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has been attacked with a hammer outside his house in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.

“Volkov has just been attacked outside his house. Someone broke a car window and sprayed teargas in his eyes, after which the attacker started hitting Leonid with a hammer,” former Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh wrote on X late on Tuesday.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Acting Spanish PM on verge of second term after controversial Catalan amnesty deal

TheWorldsNews

Russian forces strike Dnipro as Moscow accuses Ukraine of missile strike

TheWorldsNews

Ukraine replaces Soviet symbol on Motherland monument in Kyiv

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This