Head of Ukrainian intelligence named the cause of Navalny's death
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Unexpected statement.
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov, commented on Navalny's death. He confirmed the version of Russian propagandists:
«I can disappoint you, but all we know is that he really died of a blood clot,» the head of the ministry said in a comment to journalists. Budanov did not specify where he got this information.
Independent journalists continue to investigate the death of the Russian opposition politician. The leader of the public humanitarian project Gulagu.net Vladimir Osechkin made a statement today that he has evidence of Navalny's torture before his death.
According to the human rights activist, the staff of the prison in Kharp abused the politician on February 15 and 16 — the day before and the day of his death. Osechkin stated that Navalny was tied up, immobilized, blocked hands and feet and tortured with cold. He passed this information on to Navalny's team.
Vladimir Osechkin appealed to Navalny's family to postpone the funeral and conduct an independent examination outside the Russian Federation. He promised to help in the investigation, evacuate all possible witnesses, and, if necessary, to pay for the delivery of the body and expertise, and to finance the return of the body to the place of burial. He also promised to publish a full list of all colony employees involved in Navalny's murder.
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Memorial to the fallen Moldovan soldiers of the Transnistrian War in Chisinau. Photo: Alexander Moisseenko
Thirty-three years ago, a ceasefire brought an end to the Transnistrian War—sometimes described by locals as the Russian-Moldovan War. Although the tensions officially ended in 1992, its consequences continue to shape Moldovan politics, society, and security — especially in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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