He states that he was attacked with paints Dmitry Muratov its director Novaya Gazetawhile on a train in Moscow.
The Russian author, who has been awarded with Nobel reports that a man appeared in front of him and threw red paint at him, telling him “Muratov, be one of our boys”.
“My eyes are burning terribly,” Muratov said after the attack.
The reason for the attack, as he says, was the attitude of his newspaper about the war in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian media Nexta-Τv broadcast a photo of the journalist where he appears to have been covered in paint.
“They poured oil paint with acetone in the compartment. My eyes are burning terribly. A train from Moscow to Samara. Oil smells all over the carriage. I’ll try to wash myself. He shouted:” Muratov, here’s one for our boys “, the head of Novaya Gazeta said. pic.twitter.com/DmWFPJFued
– NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 7, 2022
It is recalled that Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s leading independent newspaper, suspended its work last week under pressure from the Kremlin.
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