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  • Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has died at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s federal penitentiary service says in a statement.
  • Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has been informed of Navalny’s death.
  • Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s press secretary, says on the X social media platform that she has been unable to confirm his death.
  • Yarmysh says Navalny’s lawyer is travelling to the prison where he had been serving his sentence.