Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reported dead

Russia’s prison service said jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in a maximum-security prison in the country’s far north, FT reported.

Navalny, president Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent, fell ill after a walk and “lost consciousness almost immediately”, the prison service said on Friday.

There was no immediate confirmation from Navalny’s family or exiled team of supporters.