Navalny aide Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania

FILE PHOTO: Leonid Volkov, Alexei Navalny's chief of staff, speaks during an interview in Vilnius, Lithuania September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/ File photo

VILNIUS (Reuters) -Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's long-time aide Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer in the Lithuanian capitol Vilnius on Tuesday, former Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said.

"Volkov has just been attacked outside his house. Someone broke a car window and sprayed tear gas in his eyes, after which the attacker started hitting Leonid with a hammer," she wrote on social media website X.