Warsaw:
Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, was attacked outside his home in Lithuania on Tuesday, independent Russian media and Navalny's spokeswoman said.
“Leonid Volkov was just attacked outside his home. Someone broke a car window and sprayed tear gas in his eyes, after which the attacker started hitting Leonid with a hammer,” Navalny spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.
Navalny's allies shared photos showing Volkov's injuries, including a black eye, a red mark on his forehead and bleeding on his leg, which soaked through his jeans.
Yarmysh said Volkov was now home and emergency services were on their way.
She did not say where Volkov lived, but Russian independent news channel Mediazona said he was currently in Lithuania.
Volkov was a close ally of Navalny and worked until 2023 as the late leader's ex-chief of staff and as chairman of his Anti-Corruption Foundation.
The attack comes nearly a month after Navalny's death in an Arctic prison, which Volkov directly blamed on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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