# Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia’s account of mysterious Siberian death

https://mins.news/en/item/90124

- Fox News, 2026-10-07 17:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-cia-officer-warns-against-trusting-russia-account-mysterious-death-siberia

> Former CIA officer Glenn Corn says Russia’s history of deception warrants skepticism toward its account of researcher Darya Shipilova’s death from pneumonia of unknown cause. Russian officials say tests found no link to lab pathogens and that no plague cases have been detected; Corn urges independent verification and monitoring for a wider outbreak.

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