Europe 1 with AFP 10:27 p.m., March 12, 2024

The Russian opponent in exile, Leonid Volkov, close to Alexeï Navalny, was attacked outside his home in Lithuania on Tuesday.

“Someone broke a car window and sprayed tear gas in his eyes before starting to hit Leonid with a hammer,” said Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s ex-spokeswoman. 

Leonid Volkov, a Russian opponent in exile and close to Alexeï Navalny, was the victim of an attack on Tuesday outside his home in Lithuania, said an opposition media outlet and Navalny's former spokesperson.

"Leonid Volkov was just attacked outside his house. Someone smashed a car window and sprayed tear gas in his eyes before starting to hit Leonid with a hammer," said Kira Yarmysh, Navalny's former spokesperson, who died in custody in Russia on February 16. 

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