About Igor Rudnikov
Igor Rudnikov is an opposition journalist in Kaliningrad, Russia. For past 25 years Igor was bravely exposing corrupted governmnt officials and private contractors. Over the years Igor also fought and stood for the rights of the fellow citizens who became a victims of the scam from the side of the local government.
Unfortunatley, the price for advocating the human rights and freedom of speech in Russia may cost the person his own life. Sadly, Igor almost became part of the sad statistics.
For the first time, Igor became a victim of the attempted murder in July of 1998, when two men armed with a steel rod caught him as he was leaving his apartment on the way to his work. The first hit went right to his head, shattering his skull in multiple places after the first hit, Igor fell o the flor rapidly trying to cover his head with an arm, he received a second hit right at his wrist shattering and fracturing most of the bones in his wrist. Igor managed to survive by crawling down the stairs and knocking on the neighbor's door.
The second time Igor was assaulted in March of 2016 when he was leaving cafeteria returning back to his office. Two men followed him to the foyer and assaulted him. One man hugged him and prevented him from moving and second made 7 knife hits in the lower spine and butt area injuring cutting through a major artery and injuring the nerves in Igor's leg.
Unfortunatley, the price for advocating the human rights and freedom of speech in Russia may cost the person his own life. Sadly, Igor almost became part of the sad statistics.
For the first time, Igor became a victim of the attempted murder in July of 1998, when two men armed with a steel rod caught him as he was leaving his apartment on the way to his work. The first hit went right to his head, shattering his skull in multiple places after the first hit, Igor fell o the flor rapidly trying to cover his head with an arm, he received a second hit right at his wrist shattering and fracturing most of the bones in his wrist. Igor managed to survive by crawling down the stairs and knocking on the neighbor's door.
The second time Igor was assaulted in March of 2016 when he was leaving cafeteria returning back to his office. Two men followed him to the foyer and assaulted him. One man hugged him and prevented him from moving and second made 7 knife hits in the lower spine and butt area injuring cutting through a major artery and injuring the nerves in Igor's leg.