Unknown attackers on September 16 threw a Molotov cocktail at the house of Dmitry Tyulenev, the father of popular Russian blogger in exile Danya Milokhin, who has openly condemned Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Tyulenev says the fire damaged construction materials piled up near the house, adding the attackers left a written message, saying: "Danya Milokhin should go to the special military operation (the Kremlin's name for the war in Ukraine), and his family to hell." Police are investigating the attack. Milokhin has more than 18 million subscribers on TikTok. He left Russia for the United Arab Emirates in the autumn of 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
House Of Father Of Anti-War Blogger In Exile Attacked By Arsonists In Russia
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