The governor of the Murmansk region, Andrei Chibis, was attacked when he left a recreation center after a meeting with residents. Russia's Investigative Committee said it had interrogated the governor's attacker.
As it turned out, he was previously prosecuted under Art. 115 of the Criminal Code of Russia for causing minor bodily harm. The governor was conscious, he walked to the car himself, and quickly got to the hospital, according to his press secretary Liliya Sechkina.