The Russian Scientist Behind the Deadly Novichok Nerve Agents Has Died

New York Times - Nov 11, 2026

Vladimir Uglev, a lead developer of a Cold War-era chemical weapon used on the dissident Alexei Navalny, later turned against the government. He was 80.

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