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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Attack on Alexei Navalny ally was work of Russian special services, says Lithuania counter-intelligence

A hammer attack on a top aide to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the work of Russian special services, says Lithuanian counter-intelligence.

Leonid Volkov said he suffered a broken arm and injuries from about 15 hammer blows to the leg in Tuesday night's attack, which occurred outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where he lives in exile.

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