BBC: Russia's Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist Dmitry Muratov says he has been attacked with red paint laced with the solvent acetone aboard a train.
"My eyes are burning terribly," said the editor of the Novaya Gazeta liberal newspaper, which has halted its operations after warning from Moscow over its Russia-Ukraine war coverage.
The male attacker shouted, "Muratov, this is for our boys," he said.
Novaya Gazeta is known for being highly critical of the Russian authorities.
Last month, it announced it was suspending its print and online operation "until the end of Russia's special military operation" in Ukraine - the official term Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor says all media outlets in the country must use. Anyone who describes Russia's actions in Ukraine as a "war" faces heavy fines or closures. » | Thursday, April 7, 2022
Angriff auf Friedensnobelpreisträger Muratow: Der Chefredakteur der kremlkritischen Zeitung „Nowaja Gaseta“ wurde in einem Zug attackiert und mit Farbe überschüttet. Der Anschlag scheint im Zusammenhang mit der Berichterstattung über den Ukraine-Krieg zu stehen. »
