The Russian governor, wounded by a knife, came to his senses and recorded the first video after the attack. What did he say?

The condition of the governor of the Murmansk region Andrei Chibis has been stabilized. The head of the region recorded the first video from the ward after the operation.

Chibis thanked the doctors who saved him and those who were worried about his condition. “Now I will recover and continue to fight, only forward,” said the Murmansk head.

Doctors spoke about the operation performed on Chibis

The head of the regional Ministry of Health, Dmitry Panychev, said that the governor underwent surgery on his stomach. “The condition is serious, stable, medical assistance was provided to the required extent. Laparotomy, revision, hemostasis were performed,” he shared the details. Panychev added that in the immediate postoperative period Chibis will be in the intensive care unit under observation.

The head physician of the Apatity-Kirov hospital, Yuri Shiryaev, in turn, said that the operation lasted more than an hour. According to the doctor, the head of the region was “very lucky” because the aorta was not damaged during the attack. Further treatment will take place in intensive care, Shiryaev added.

In particular, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wished the governor of the Murmansk region a recovery. The politician sent Chibis a telegram in which he wished him to get well quickly, get better and return to duty.

The attacker on the governor explained his motive

Chibis was attacked during a meeting with local residents in Apatity. The politician managed to walk to his car on his own, then he was hospitalized. The attacker turned out to be 42-year-old local resident Alexander Bydanov. It is known that he worked on the railway in Apatity, and was previously also charged with causing harm to health. During his arrest, the man was wounded in the leg by a Russian Guard officer who was on duty at the event.

As the Investigative Committee of Russia said, the man who wounded the governor attacked him out of personal hostility. Moreover, the attacker was not familiar with Chibis. It also turned out that the man had previously been convicted of causing minor bodily harm.

The criminal stated that he carried out the attack at the behest of a voice he heard in his head. Also, according to some reports, the man suffers from severe back pain and takes potent drugs. Before going to a meeting with the politician, the attacker took another dose of drugs.