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Russian Novichok inventor who called Salisbury a Kremlin 'state-level hit' dies aged 80, with the cause still unknown

Vladimir Uglev, the Soviet chemist who said the Salisbury attack could have involved "a batch made by my own hands," had previously spoken out about Novichok being used to poison Alexei Navalny in 2020.
Vladimir Uglev, the Soviet chemist who said the Salisbury attack could have involved "a batch made by my own hands," had previously spoken out about Novichok being used to poison Alexei Navalny in 2020.
Russian Novichok inventor who called Salisbury a Kremlin 'state-level hit' dies aged 80, with the cause still unknown

Vladimir Uglev, the Soviet chemist who said he may have personally synthesised the A-234 batch used against the Skripals, died on 26 October in Anapa, Russia — but his death was concealed for over a week before investigative outlet The Insider disclosed it today.

Uglev had faced Kremlin retaliation for speaking out: days after his interviews, a car struck him as he crossed the road outside his home.

He was later smeared with anonymous 'wanted poster' leaflets falsely branding him a paedophile, and police raided his home and seized his devices.

Uglev also contradicted official denials over Alexei Navalny's 2020 Novichok poisoning, making him a persistent thorn in Moscow's side.

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