Death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's Most Prominent Opponent, in Prison; Navalny's Aide: He Was Killed

The Russian prison service announced that Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition figure and the most well-known opponent of Vladimir Putin, died on Friday after losing consciousness in prison. Navalny, 47, rose to prominence over a decade ago by mocking Vladimir Putin and the political elite of Russia, widely covering allegations of corruption and their abuses in the country. The Federal Prison Service of the autonomous region of Yamalo-Nenets stated that Mr. Navalny felt 'unwell' after a walk in IK-6 prison, located 1900 kilometers northeast of Moscow, and immediately lost consciousness. According to this statement, prison medical staff arrived on site immediately, and an emergency medical team was contacted, with all necessary resuscitation efforts made, which were unsuccessful, and doctors declared Navalny dead. The statement adds that the reasons for Alexei Navalny's death are under investigation. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, announced that Vladimir Putin has been informed of the death of his most prominent opponent. Leonid Volkov, Navalny's aide, posted on social media stating, 'Russian authorities have released confessions that Alexei Navalny was killed in prison.' He added that there is currently no way to confirm or prove the validity of this claim. Dmitry Muratov, a Russian citizen and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, told Reuters that Navalny's death in prison is a 'murder' and that violent behaviors led to his death. Navalny was targeted in a poisoning attack with a nerve agent in Siberia in the summer of 2020. At that time, the Kremlin denied attempts to kill him and claimed, contrary to existing evidence, that there was no proof of poisoning this opponent of Putin with a nerve agent. Following this assassination attempt, Navalny was transferred to Germany for treatment but voluntarily returned to Russia in 2021 after completing his treatment and was imprisoned. Russian torture; Navalny says he is forced to listen to a pro-Putin singer in prison. Alexei Navalny: The Putin government will one day collapse. Navalny's spokesperson: The prominent opponent of Putin has been transferred to the 'Polar Wolf' prison in the Arctic. Continued uncertainty about Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned critic of Putin. Aides of Alexei Navalny: He has disappeared in the Russian prison system. Fact-checking | A Russian senator's claim: Russia is 'the safest country in the world.' Three of Alexei Navalny's lawyers, a prominent opponent in Russia, have been arrested.