Doctors initially doubted he would survive the night after surgery. “Aidos has now lived through five days,” she wrote. Read also: Kyiv police hunt assailant after attack on Kazakh opposition figure “This is his nature, he always defies statistics and the system.” Doctors remain pessimistic about his recovery. Assassination attempt on Aidos Sadykov in Kyiv An assassination attempt was made on Kazakh opposition figure Aidos Sadykov in central Kyiv on June 18. Known for his criticism of the Kazakh government, Sadykov fled to Ukraine with his family in 2014. He lived in Kyiv as a refugee while re…