Posted 3/13/2024, 5:37:04 AM
Navalny Ally Attacked in Lithuania Amid Tensions Over Opposition Leader's Death
- Leonid Volkov, top strategist for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was attacked near his home in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- The assailant smashed Volkov's car window, sprayed tear gas in his eyes, and started hitting him with a hammer.
- The attack happened a month after Navalny's unexplained death in a Russian penal colony.
- Volkov used to run Navalny's regional offices and election campaigns before leaving Russia due to pressure from authorities.
- Volkov and Navalny's team recently launched a campaign called "Navalny's Campaigning Machine" to turn Russians against Putin ahead of the presidential election.