“An unknown person attacked a member of the HRC Igor Kalyapin.

He tried to cut his face and strangle him.

Our colleague managed to call the police and the criminal was detained.

Investigative actions are currently underway, ”the press service of the HRC said.

The victim was hospitalized with a suspected concussion.

Earlier, TASS reported about the assassination attempt on the mayor of Mariupol.

Prior to this, in the Kherson region, militants of the Azov Civil Corps * organization were detained, who were planning assassination attempts on representatives of local authorities.

* "Azov" - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 08/02/2022.