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In a report on the course of the illness of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok, doctors at the Charite clinic in Berlin described his condition and methods of treatment.
The Berlin clinic “Charite”, where the Russian opponent Alexei Navalny was treated after the poisoning, published a report on the clinical course of his disease in the scientific journal The Lancet. The clinic’s press service announced it on December 23.
The report was published at the request of the magazine and with Navalny’s personal consent.
In Charite, doctors diagnosed Navalny with severe cholinesterase inhibitor poisoning. On September 2, the German government announced that research requested by Charite and conducted in a German Federal Armed Forces laboratory provided evidence of the agent. nerve chemist Novichok. ” This conclusion was confirmed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, “the statement said.
The Lancet article is titled “Novichok Nerve Agent Poisoning.” The authors described Navalny’s condition and treatment in detail.
“Identification of an individual organophosphate compound is a complex and time-consuming process. In fact, the establishment of the presence of the Novichok agent and its biotransformation products in this case was achieved only a few days after the diagnosis of intoxication with a cholinesterase inhibitor and it did not affect treatment decisions, “says the material.
Doctors noted that the success of the treatment was likely influenced by Navalny’s health prior to the poisoning.
“Our patient had a very favorable outcome. Intubation and mechanical ventilation within two to three hours after symptom onset and the absence of previous severe hypoxia appeared to be critical. The initiation and duration of atropine therapy during the first two days remains unclear. Fortunately, despite the high risk of aspiration during the initial period of unconsciousness and colonization with various multidrug-resistant bacteria, the patient did not develop a serious infection. His good health before poisoning probably contributed to his recovery, ”says the article.
The plane in which Navalny flew from Tomsk to Moscow landed urgently in Omsk due to the deterioration of the politician’s condition on August 20. The opponent was unconscious in the toxic resuscitation department of the emergency hospital No. 1 in Omsk.
August 22nd Navalny was delivered by plane to the Berlin clinic “Charite”.
The German government reported on September 2 that Navalny’s corps found traces of the substance, similar in composition to “Newbie”. The biological material extracted from the politician was examined by a special laboratory of the German armed forces. The fact of the poisoning of Navalny with poison from the Novichok group was also confirmed laboratories in France and Sweden.
Navalny was in a coma for 18 days… Doctors told Charite on September 7 to get him out of a medical coma and disconnecting from the fan. On September 14, German doctors reported that the politician Feel better and it’s already getting up. September 22 Navalny discharged from the clinic, he in rehabilitation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that the statements about the poisoning of Navalny not supported by facts… The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, Sergei Naryshkin, claimed that at the time of departure to Germany, traces of poison there was no politician in the body.
As Le Monde wrote, Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 14, during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, suggested that Navalny “for an unknown reason” I could take poison myself of the group “Newbie”.
October 15th The European Union imposed sanctions against six Russian officials for the poisoning of Navalny. United Kingdom joins the sanctions… The United States House of Representatives called the White House also impose sanctions.
An investigation by The Insider, Bellingcat, CNN and Der Spiegel was released on December 14, in which it was reported that Navalny was poisoned in Tomsk. a group of FSB officers… According to the researchers, this was the second poisoning attempt in two months: the first, in July 2020, the wife of the opposition Julia suffered… Navalny and his wife participated in the investigation. The politician released a video in which he said that knows the names of the poisoners… The opponent stressed that he considers the assassination attempt a terrorist act organized by the FSB on Putin’s orders.
On December 21, Navalny posted a video of him calling a probable FSB officer, member of the poisoning group, Konstantin Kudryavtsev. The politician introduced himself as the undersecretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Patrushev, and “asked to clarify the points necessary to inform the authorities.” Navalny’s interlocutor confirmed the fact of the operation and said that he survived only by coincidence, and also said that the poisonous substance was applied to his underwear. The FSB called the conversation between Navalny and the probable poisoner false.
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