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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaLeonid Volkov: Alexei Navalny ally attacked in LithuaniaPublished35 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Ivan Zhdanov Image caption, Leonid Volkov was hit with a hammer and pepper sprayedBy Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondentA long-time ally of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been attacked outside his home in Lithuania. Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer and tear gas while in his car in Vilnius on Tuesday night, Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said.The alleged assailant is unknown, as is their motive.Lithuanian police have been informed of the incident and are investigating, according to the Reuters news agency.Another member of the Navalny team, Ivan Zhdanov, posted pictures on social media of Mr Volkov with a bloodied lower left leg and what looked like bruising to his temple. He has been taken to hospital. Asked whether the assailant shouted anything, Mr Zhdanov said: “Everything happened in silence.””Of course this is a clear political attack, there is no doubt here”. Mr Volkov has lived outside Russia for some years for his own safety and served as Navalny’s chief-of-staff until the opposition leader died suddenly in prison in the Russian Arctic last month while serving a 19-year sentence after being convicted of charges that were politically motivated.Mr Volkov, 43, also faces various politically motivated charges in Russia. He served as chairman of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation until last year when he resigned following the revelation he had signed letters calling for the European Union to drop some Russian sanctions.Despite living outside Russia he has also made sure that the activism of Navalny and his team could continue.This has included anti-corruption investigations, YouTube videos and livestreams during protests and major events in Russia.Many more activists moved to join Mr Volkov abroad in 2021 after Navalny’s entire political organisation was labelled “extremist” and banned in Russia. Several of Navalny’s former team are now in prison, as well as some of his lawyers.With presidential elections this weekend, Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya has called on opponents of Vladimir Putin to turn up at polling stations across Russia at midday on Sunday in an act of peaceful political protest.It was an idea supported by Alexei Navalny before he died.Related TopicsRussiaLithuaniaAlexei NavalnyMore on this storyPutin critic Navalny dies in Arctic Circle jail, says RussiaPublished16 FebruaryTop StoriesNo 10 says Tory donor’s alleged comments about Abbott were racistPublished1 hour agoBBC report into treatment of Gaza medics ‘very disturbing’ – CameronPublished4 hours agoGaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated themPublished17 hours agoFeaturesThe gangsters and rebels jostling over power in HaitiCan royals move on from Kate photo media storm?The Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsHow the miners’ strike changed the role of womenMeet the pop star who brought some cheek to the Brit AwardsWhat is TikTok and could the US ban it?’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’ Video’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’Schoolboy recounts daring escape from Nigerian kidnap gangWhen wind turbine blades get old what’s next?Elsewhere on the BBCThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsFrom the largest ship to disasters on deck…A closer look at times when cruise ships have caused commotionAttributioniPlayer’I was mad for stuff but I didn’t realise I wasn’t happy’Stuart Mitchell’s search for happiness will make us all question the true cost of livingAttributionSoundsMisled with the promise of a home…Panorama investigates the mobile home swindleAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Navalny ally Leonid Volkov attacked in Lithuania2No 10 says Tory donor’s alleged comments were racist3Ashes and 35 bodies removed from funeral home4Can royals move on from Kate photo media storm?5Andrew Tate and brother can be extradited to UK6Ghislaine Maxwell appeals sex abuse conviction7NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers8UK to pay failed asylum seekers to move to Rwanda9Prince William attends Thomas Kingston’s funeral10Ukraine-based groups claim raids into Russia

[ad_1] The late Russian opposition leader’s team says Volkov was assaulted with a hammer and pepper sprayed.