The governor of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region said on May 7 that the war-backing writer and political activist Zakhar Prilepin is awake and "stable" following an induced coma after his car was hit by an explosion a day earlier, killing the driver and injuring Prilepin. Governor Gleb Nikitin said Prilepin was "conscious" and "his mood is cheerful" at the Semashko Regional Hospital where he is being treated. It is unclear who committed the attack. Once a left-wing dissident, Prilepin has become one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken supporters on the right of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Pro-War Activist, Writer Said To Be 'Conscious,...Cheerful' After Car Bombing
- By Current Time
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