WARSAW, Feb 19, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny vowed Monday to continue his work, calling on his supporters to back her in an emotional video address.

"I will continue the work for Alexei Navalny. I will continue to fight for the freedom of our country," Yulia Navalnaya said in the video, three days after his death in an Arctic prison colony. "And I call on you to stand by me."