09:00, 1 August 2017

"Putin's Units" batten entrance to Alexei Navalny's office in Krasnodar

Police arrive at the Alexei Navalny's office, Krasnodar, July 31, 2017.Photo: https://twitter.com/teamnavalny_krd/status/892000964571525120

Supporters of the opposition politician have filed a complaint to the police about an unsanctioned rally held by the "Putin's Unit" near their headquarters in Krasnodar.

"The 'Putin's Units' have battened our door. We are waiting for the police," members of the Alexei Navalny's office wrote on Twitter.

On July 31, on the page of the Alexei Navalny's office, the activists also posted a video record showing the entrance to the building battened with two wide boards. People gathered near the entrance and voiced their satisfaction with the closure of the office. They are mostly elderly and middle-aged women. They are chanting: "The office is closed, hurrah!", "No Fascism!", "No fascism in Krasnodar!" Two women are wearing the identical T-shirts with the inscription reading: "Only Putin".

Miroslav Valkovich, a coordinator of the Alexei Navalny's office, filed a complained about an uncoordinated rally and damage to the door, and eyewitnesses were questioned, the "OVD-Info" reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.