Russian political prisoner dies after suffering heart attack in custody
Alexander Dotsenko and his wife, Anastasia Dyudyaeva. Photo: Mediazona Alexander Dotsenko, a political prisoner convicted of distributing anti-war leaflets in a St. Petersburg supermarket back in 2024, has died after suffering a heart attack at his penal colony and failing to regain consciousness in hospital, his support group reported on Thursday. “Sasha is gone. He left us at 4pm,” his supporters announced.