According to reports in the Russian media, Navalny felt ill after a trip and lost consciousness. According to some reports in the Russian establishment media, which echoes the messages of the Kremlin, he suffered from a blood clot.
Navalny is considered the biggest opposition leader who has come out against Russian President Vladimir Putin. During his life he was arrested numerous times, and was even saved from an assassination attempt in the summer of 2020 – when they tried to poison him. He was taken for medical treatment in Germany, where it was determined that he had been poisoned with Novichok – a Russian-developed nerve gas. Upon his return to Russia, he was imprisoned and sentenced to 9 years in prison, claiming that he violated the terms of his imprisonment. During his stay in prison, he went hungry, was placed in solitary confinement, and many reports were received about his precarious condition.