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Igor Sychev, a benefactor of the late Alexei Navalny – who opposed Vladimir Putin and died in an Arctic jail – claims he fears an impending fourth assassination attempt.
Knewz.com has learned that the Russian national, now in exile after three car crashes in his home country following a fallout with his former employer (PhosAgro), regularly receives death threats.
The 49-year-old father of two who lives in Latvia, claims he received a “poke” on Facebook from a strange account. When he clicked on it he was faced with a profile picture of the late Navalny and text that read: “I can't breathe. I miss you.”
Sychev – who left Russia after the near-fatal car accidents, including one where a wheel came off and the brakes failed – claims that he fears another “more successful” attempt on his life.
“The threats, they’re like a never-ending stream,” he said, and indicated that the one on Facebook “is just one of the examples.”
“If you talk about emails and various messages, they come almost on a daily basis, or at least a few times a week,” he continued.
“Because I’ve been receiving those threats for many years, I kind of got used to living with them and understanding that I can be killed at any moment.”
“It’s probably similar to how soldiers feel on the front lines knowing they can die at any instance.”
“The second aspect is they already attempted it once,” he said. “Obviously if it can happen again, I’m afraid it will be more successful.”
He went on to speak of another ominous instance that originated in the ether. In June 2024, he visited London to meet a man who reached out to him on LinkedIn.
Said individual claimed that he was a mediator from the Russian-based PhosAgro, whom he (Sychev) had taken to court after accusing the company of not paying him.
Sychev initially interpreted the development as positive.
However, during the meeting, the conversation steered toward Sychev’s residence with the man asking him in which country he felt safest.
This set the alarm bells ringing and Sychev refused to take the bait. As a result, the meeting ended on a negative note with the man reaching out to the expat on LinkedIn afterwards, saying:
“You have a lot to learn about the brave, foolish, and eccentric English, Igor!”
“I will not repeat my last message, I will hope that someday you understand its truth and sincerity.”
Sychev, who brought the matter to the attention of the London police, later complained that they failed to follow through on their promises to investigate the matter.
Before this, Sychev took the spotlight in May 2023. At the time it was reported that he received an email warning of an impending threat on his life.
“Igor, I wish to bring your attention to the below: Order to kill you. By poison to make it look like suicide, or a freak fall to make it look like an accident.”
According to the UK Sun, the matter was escalated to the police who said: “We have had a report of malicious communications. We treat any such allegations seriously.”
There are no known developments in the investigation.