
On the night of July 18 to July 19, the house of the journalist of Novaya Gazeta, Yulia Latinina, sprayed the “caustic gas of the unknown composition”. The journalist herself reported this by Ekho Moscow. According to her, eight people were injured, including four elderly people and two children. The neighbors noticed the car of the attackers.
Latynina reported in the Novaya Gazeta column that the “most likely” attackers used the American -made span of Skuns, which smells of “pierced onions, garlic, shit and gas”.
“She [Mother Latinina] discovered the sneakers on the outer side of the primed window, and above it - from above and inside. Here I must say that two days ago I washed the windows to a mirror shine. In addition, the sinks stuck. Obviously, someone put a spray on the window and pressed it, ”wrote Latin.
The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs informed Interfax that "the spilled liquid of danger to the life and health of people is not." The press service also added that the police inspection continues.
On August 20, 2016, Julia Latynin was attacked in the center of Moscow, dousing with feces. Latynina connected the attack on her materials in Novaya Gazeta about the entrepreneur close to the Kremlin Evgenia Prigozhin. According to the journalist, this is the “14th or 15th” attack on her.
A few months later, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the attack was related to the professional activities of the journalist. The verification materials were transferred to the Investigative Committee, but the further results of the investigation were not reported.