Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov told Novaya Gazeta Europe “my eyes are burning terribly” after the attack, which he said happened on a train from Moscow to Samara. His assailant, he said, shouted: “Muratov, here is one for our boys,” Novaya Gazeta Europe’s Telegram channel reported. Image: Mr Muratov says attack left his eyes “burning badly” Shock at Putin’s admission – watch live updates The channel published photos of Mr. Muratov and a train compartment dipped in red liquid. Novaya Gazeta Europe is a project started by the newspaper’s staff after Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s leading independent newspaper, suspended its operations last week under pressure from the government. It was the last major independent Russian media outlet to criticize the government of President Vladimir Putin and has long had a difficult relationship with the Kremlin. Others have either shut down or blocked their websites since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Novaya Gazeta had received a second official warning from the media regulator Roskomnadzor, which has been acting more like a censors recently. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:41 Russia admits “significant losses” Exactly why the newspaper was warned remains unclear. Roskomnadzor told the state-run Tass news agency that the newspaper had failed to identify an unnamed non-governmental organization as a “foreign agent” in its reporting, as required by Russian law. He did not specify the report. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:44 Damaged Russian vehicles Pressure on liberal Russian media has grown since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February, with most of the mainstream media and state-controlled organizations sticking to the language the Kremlin uses to describe the conflict. Several opposition activists reported threatening messages painted on the doors of their apartments. Mr. Muratov, the longtime editor of Novaya Gazeta, shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize with Maria Resa, a journalist from the Philippines.
