SocietyVladimir Uglev, a developer of Novichok, dies at 80

Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of Novichok, has died at 80, The Insider reported. He worked at a research institute that developed chemical warfare agents from 1975 to 1990, and became widely known after giving interviews about Novichok following Sergei Skripal’s poisoning in 2018. He later advised independent journalists investigating Russian intelligence services’ use of the poison.

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