A note handed to Navalny’s mother stated that he died at 2:17 p.m. local time Friday, according to Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh.
A girl lays flowers paying the last respect to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Feb. 17, 2024. | Dmitri Lovetsky/APAlexei Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was “murdered” but it was unclear where his body was as his family and friends searched for answers.
Prison officials told his mother when she arrived at his former penal colony Saturday that her son had perished due to “sudden death syndrome,” Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Another of Navalny’s lawyers went to Salekhard’s Investigative Committee and was told that the cause of Navalny’s death had not yet been established and that new investigations were being done with the results to be released next week, Yarmysh said.
Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service reported that Navalny felt sick after a walk Friday and fell unconscious at the penal colony in the town of Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow. An ambulance arrived, but he couldn’t be revived. The cause of death is still “being established,” it said.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kamala Harris Decries 'Putin's Brutality' After Navalny's DeathThe Vice President says that 'Russia is responsible' and that her prayers are with Navalny's family.
Read more »
Western officials, Kremlin critics blame Putin and his government for Navalny's death in prisonWorld leaders and Russian opposition activists blame the reported death of Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government.
Read more »
Alexei Navalny’s Death Makes Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview Even More DreadfulTucker Carlson really might want to rethink how much he loves Moscow.
Read more »
The Death of Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Most Formidable OpponentMasha Gessen on the death of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was endlessly persecuted but remained defiant and funny to the very end.
Read more »
Alexei Navalny Dies In ‘Polar Wolf’ Prison—The Latest Putin Critic Who Suffered Untimely DeathI cover breaking news for Forbes. Before Forbes, I worked as a reporter for USA Today in Asheville and Black Mountain, North Carolina. I received my bachelor's degree in journalism from Auburn University and my master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
Read more »
Alexei Navalny's death is confirmed, family calls for immediate return of his bodyAlexei Navalny's team confirmed the Russian opposition figure's death Saturday, a day after Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service announced that he had fallen unconscious and died following a walk in the Arctic prison where he was being held.
Read more »