Kirill Rumyantsev, a State Duma candidate representing the Yabloko party, said that since August 6, unknown individuals had been threatening him and his family through phone calls and social media messages, demanding that he withdraw from the election. They reportedly threatened to kill him and plant drugs on him.
Source: Kirill Rumyantsev's Telegram channel
Kirill Rumyantsev stressed that he has no enemies or ongoing conflicts and no health conditions that could cause his sudden death, adding that he does not use drugs. The politician filed a police report.
This week, Rumyantsev also said that unknown individuals had been approaching Yabloko activists with offers to project the words "United Russia is the party of war" onto buildings. Rumyantsev called it a provocation.