Russian lawmaker who called for end to Putin's war is comatose in hospital after claims 'he was attacked at parliament building' and suffered 'unfortunate fall'
- Anatoly Karpov, 71, in a coma in hospital after suffering head injuries at weekend
- Karpov, an MP, was known as Putin loyalist but had called for end to Ukraine war
- Conflicting reports suggested he had either been beaten leaving Russia's parliament building, had suffered a domestic incident, or had fallen over
- He is just the latest in a long line of Russian elites to meet unfortunate fates since Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February
A Russian lawmaker who called for an end to Putin's war in Ukraine is comatose in hospital after suffering serious head injuries.
Anatoly Karpov, 71, who was a chess grandmaster in the 1970s before turning to politics, is thought to have been injured in Moscow some time overnight on Saturday - amid claims he 'suffered a fall'.
He is now on a neurology ward at the renowned Sklifosovsky Institute and has been placed in a medically induced coma, with allies describing his condition as 'serious'.
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