It could take Filin at least six months to recover from the third-degree burns to his face and eyes , RIA Novosti cited Yekaterina Novikova , a Bolshoi spokeswoman , as saying . Sergei Filin was attacked as he approached his home in Moscow on Thursday night . The Russian Foreign Ministry said the attack came after a 'terrorist attack' and that it had been carried out by an unidentified person who entered Russia from Ukraine with false documents. Filin had suffered intimidation , including threatening phone calls , state media say .
Sergei Filin was attacked as he approached his home in Moscow on Thursday night . The Russian Foreign Ministry said the attack came after a 'terrorist attack' and that it had been carried out by an unidentified person who entered Russia from Ukraine with false documents. Filin had suffered intimidation , including threatening phone calls , state media say .