Navalny ally violently attacked in Lithuania

Allies and family of the late Russian dissident have vowed to continue his anti-Putin campaigning despite intimidation and threats.

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00:00 Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, is attacked

00:08 in Lithuania's capital Vilnius.

00:12 A spokesperson for Navalny said that Volkov was attacked as a man smashed a window of

00:16 his car and hit him with a hammer.

00:21 The attack was confirmed by Lithuanian's foreign minister, who called it shocking on social

00:26 media.

00:29 No suspects have currently been identified.

00:37 The attack comes nearly a month after Navalny was pronounced dead in an Arctic penal colony.

00:44 His death has been widely blamed on the Kremlin, who have denied involvement.

00:52 Volkov is a close ally of Navalny and helped him run several election campaigns, including

00:57 one convincing voters to turn away from Putin in the upcoming presidential election.

01:02 He left Russia several years ago under pressure from authorities.

01:06 [APPLAUSE]

01:09 (whooshing)