Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, dies at 80
Russian chemist Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, has died aged 80, according to The Insider.
Vladimir Uglev, a Russian chemist and one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, has died at the age of 80. The news was reported by the investigative outlet The Insider. Novichok is a poison that, according to the source report, Russian intelligence services have used against Kremlin critics, including Alexey Navalny, founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
From 1975 to 1990, Uglev worked as a senior researcher at the Volsk branch of the State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology. The institute developed chemical warfare agents, Novichok among them.
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Uglev became widely known in 2018. Following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, he gave a series of interviews about Novichok. He later advised independent journalists on several investigations into the use of the agent by Russian intelligence services.
The report does not state the date, place or cause of his death.
