Yulia Navalnaya is in the news after labs confirmed her husband Alexei Navalny was poisoned with lethal epibatidine, two years after his death in prison.
On February 14, 2026, the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands announced that analysis of samples from Alexei Navalny's body confirmed poisoning by epibatidine, a lethal toxin from South American poison dart frogs. The countries blamed Russia, citing its means, motive, and opportunity, and reported the case to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Russia denies involvement.
Laboratory analyses from multiple countries confirm Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, a rare toxin found in poison dart frogs. Russia denies involvement. Navalny died in 2024 while serving a 19-year sentence, raising longstanding concerns over Moscow's use of poisons against critics.