The disappearance of Alexey Navalny caused great concerns about the fate of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rival. However, on December 25, his collaborators and family can breathe a sigh of relief. His Russian rival was transported to a penal colony in the Arctic region of northern Russia. “We found Alexey Navalny. He is currently in IK-3 (in the penal colony) at the Kharp settlement,” spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote to X, noting: “Alexey is fine.” His collaborators had received no news of his whereabouts for more than two weeks.
Navalny, who is currently in this penal colony in the far north of Russia, 2000 kilometers away from Moscow, has not been heard from since December 6. It only became known that he was no longer a prisoner in the Ik-6 colony in the Vladimir region.
Navalny disappeared: “He is not in prison”
Navalny, who was sentenced to 19 years in prison for “extremism” on December 18, did not attend the hearing in the town of Kovrov via video link, opposition personnel reported, raising fears about his fate.
Source: Today IT

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