Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the poison Novichok, has died, The Insider reports. The biochem...
Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the poison Novichok, has died, The Insider\ reports. The biochemist was 80.
From 1975 to 1990, he was a senior researcher at the Volsk branch of the State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, where chemical warfare agents, including Novichok, were developed.
Between 2018 and 2020, Uglev gave a number of interviews to Russian media about the properties of Novichok and advised investigative journalists as they prepared reports on the Russian intelligence services’ use of the poison.
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Poison Developer Later Helped Investigate Its Use
Vladimir Uglev, who advised journalists investigating Russian intelligence use of Novichok, has died.
The developer proved useful to investigators, too.