Comatose Alexei Navalny loaded on plane to Germany, medical evacuation delayed 2 days by Russia
The human being inside the pod in this photo is Alexei Navalny, opposition leader, journalist, and prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The photo was taken by Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh, and is used with her consent.
Mr. Navalny is in a coma, and is being loaded on to the plane that will fly him to Germany, where he will receive medical attention after an apparent poisoning two days ago.
He is bound for the Charite hospital in Berlin.
Russian medical officials in Omsk delayed the release of Navalny to independent foreign medical experts for two days, and deny that he was poisoned.
- (@Kira_Yarmysh) August 22, 2020
And below, a defiant tweet tonight from Ivan Zhdanov, director of Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation director: "Our work continues."
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- Ivan Zhdanov (@IoannZH) August 22, 2020
Navalny's air ambulance is moments away from takeoff. pic.twitter.com/6KhY1mz4Qx
- Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) August 22, 2020
Navalny is now airborne aboard a Bombardier Challenger 604 air ambulance en route to Germany, where he will receive emergency treatment at the Charite Hospital in Berlin. Godspeed! pic.twitter.com/jT3eZ3EeRl
- Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) August 22, 2020
The air ambulance bringing Alexei Navalny to Berlin has just departed Omsk. https://t.co/WKC5Px3rzP pic.twitter.com/Ml8jDI3dHT
- Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) August 22, 2020
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