Girkin fell ill in the colony: he needs heart surgery, – Russian media

Girkin became ill in the colony: he needs heart surgery – RosSMI Anastasia Kolesnikova

Girkin's health has worsened/Collage 24 Kanal

Terrorist Girkin has health problems. The war criminal became ill in the colony.

Russian media reports that the condition of the leader of the separatists in the war in Donbass, Igor Girkin, has worsened. The criminal has been in a Russian prison for over a year.

Girkin needs surgery

It is known that the so-called “ex-minister of defense of the DPR” complained of pain in the heart.

53-year-old Girkin-Strelkov has been increasingly experiencing attacks of angina pectoris on against the background of ischemic heart disease, severe shortness of breath appeared, and earlier his arm began to go numb.

Now his defense insists that the prisoner be transferred to a hospital inpatient facility, because he needs urgent surgery on the heart. According to the lawyer, the terrorist will most likely need bypass or stenting – this will become clear after a full examination, which is impossible in prison conditions.

Earlier, Russian media reported that Girkin continues to study at electrician and works in the sewing shop of the colony.

Recall that the separatist was detained in Moscow at the end of July 2023. A case was opened against him under the article “call for extremist actions” in the vastness internet. In January, Girkin was sentenced to 4 years in prison.