Russia, è morto a 81 anni uno dei creatori del Novichok

Vladimir Uglev, one of the creators of the Novichok nerve agent, has died at the age of 81 in Russia. He expressed regret for his role in developing the deadly poison and cooperated with investigations into its creation and use against dissidents. Novichok has been linked to several poisoning cases involving critics of the Russian government both domestically and internationally.

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