Imprisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died, Russian state news agency Tass reported on Friday, citing the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence.
The prison service reportedly said the cause of Navalny's death was still to be established.
Alexey Navalny's spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh said in a Google-translated update on the X social media platform that "We don't have any confirmation of this yet.
Navalny was one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics and had been serving a 19-year jail term.
Navalny "felt unwell after a walk, almost immediately losing consciousness," Interfax reported, citing a statement from the office for the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region.
Persons:
Alexei Navalny, Alexey Navalny's, Kira Yarmysh, Navalny, Vladimir Putin's
Organizations:
Court, CNBC, Department
Locations:
Moscow, Russian, Russia, Autonomous Okrug