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[[Alexander Petrov]] and '''Ruslan Boshirov''' were identified by the British government as being responsible for the [[Skripal Affair|March attack]] on Russian former double agent [[Sergei Skripal]], 66, and his daughter [[Yulia Skripal|Yulia]], 33, who were allegedly poisoned by the [[Novichok]] nerve agent.<ref>''[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/salisbury-suspects-interview-reactions-twitter_uk_5b9a46b6e4b015089c0de1d6 "Novichok Suspects Alexander Petrov And Ruslan Boshirov Roundly Mocked For Saying They Visited Salisbury As 'Tourists'"]''</ref> | [[Alexander Petrov]] and '''Ruslan Boshirov''' were identified by the British government as being responsible for the [[Skripal Affair|March attack]] on Russian former double agent [[Sergei Skripal]], 66, and his daughter [[Yulia Skripal|Yulia]], 33, who were allegedly poisoned by the [[Novichok]] nerve agent.<ref>''[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/salisbury-suspects-interview-reactions-twitter_uk_5b9a46b6e4b015089c0de1d6 "Novichok Suspects Alexander Petrov And Ruslan Boshirov Roundly Mocked For Saying They Visited Salisbury As 'Tourists'"]''</ref> | ||
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On 26 September 2018, the [[Bellingcat]] website announced that it had discovered the actual identity of one of the two officers: | On 26 September 2018, the [[Bellingcat]] website announced that it had discovered the actual identity of one of the two officers: | ||
:"The suspect using the cover identity of 'Ruslan Boshirov' is in fact Colonel [[Anatoliy Chepiga]], a highly decorated [[GRU]] officer bestowed with Russia’s highest state award, 'Hero of the Russian Federation'."<ref>''[https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2018/09/26/skripal-suspect-boshirov-identified-gru-colonel-anatoliy-chepiga/ "Skripal Suspect Boshirov Identified as GRU Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga"]''</ref> | :"The suspect using the cover identity of 'Ruslan Boshirov' is in fact Colonel [[Anatoliy Chepiga]], a highly decorated [[GRU]] officer bestowed with Russia’s highest state award, 'Hero of the Russian Federation'."<ref>''[https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2018/09/26/skripal-suspect-boshirov-identified-gru-colonel-anatoliy-chepiga/ "Skripal Suspect Boshirov Identified as GRU Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga"]''</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 1 April 2024
 Ruslan Boshirov  | |
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 Suspects caught on CCTV in March 2018 | |
Russian spook who allegedly smeared super-deadly nerve agent on a doorknob, without becoming seriously ill himself. |
- Full article: Skripal Affair/Boshirov and Petrov in the UK
- Full article: Skripal Affair/Boshirov and Petrov in the UK
Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were identified by the British government as being responsible for the March attack on Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, who were allegedly poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent.[1]
Official narrative
On 26 September 2018, the Bellingcat website announced that it had discovered the actual identity of one of the two officers:
- "The suspect using the cover identity of 'Ruslan Boshirov' is in fact Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga, a highly decorated GRU officer bestowed with Russia’s highest state award, 'Hero of the Russian Federation'."[2]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Metropolitan Police on 'Chepiga' and 'Mishkin' | blog post | 12 October 2018 | Craig Murray | I remain of the view that the best way forward would be for Putin to negotiate conditions under which Boshirov and Petrov might voluntarily come to the UK for trial |
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