Who is Yulia Navalnaya, wife of Putin's critic Alexei Navalny?

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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly died on Friday (February 16), according to Russian state media. Reports say he fell inside the cruel polar wolf prison and could not be saved. Here's everything you need to know about his wife...

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