In Novokuznetsk, at the entrance of a house, unknown persons with pepper spray attacked an Open Russia activist.
In Novokuznetsk, the deputy coordinator of the Open Russia movement, Viktor Smirnov, was attacked, the activist told Mediazona about this. Smirnov says that he was returning home and went into the entrance, where two people about 20 years old in gray jackets and black hats ran after him. When the activist began to open the door, pepper spray was sprayed in his face. One of the attackers tried to snatch a folder with documents from Smirnov, which he was holding in his hands.