
Skripal Poisoning Case: Russian Attackers and Novichok
The article recounts the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a double agent, and his daughter using Novichok by Russian attackers, a case that Skripal survived before disappearing.
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The article recounts the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a double agent, and his daughter using Novichok by Russian attackers, a case that Skripal survived before disappearing.

In Salisbury, UK, a man found what he believed to be a perfume bottle in 2018 and gave it to his girlfriend. It was later identified as containing the same Novichok nerve agent used in the attempt to kill former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

The 2022 death of a government chemist, who researched Novichok nerve agents, was ruled accidental, but colleagues and family dispute the finding. This incident is drawing scrutiny as a broader investigation into missing scientists expands.

Diplomat Peterlik is facing trial for allegedly leaking a secret report from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to Egisto Ott.

A poor Briton accidentally poisoned his girlfriend with Russian Novichok after finding a perfume bottle in a box of items left for humanitarian aid.

The house in Salisbury where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with novichok is now on the market, with estate agents offering a 30% stake for £114,000.

A new report claims that Russia's FSB secret service controlled the country's doping program, with connections reportedly extending to nerve agents like Novichok used against regime opponents such as Navalny.

Alexandr Polupan, a doctor involved in saving Alexei Navalny in 2020, states that Epibatidine acts similarly to Novichok, explaining why the regime might have used a different poison in a second attempt.

Eight years after the Salisbury poisoning, Charlie Rowley recounts the moment he unknowingly gave his girlfriend, Dawn Sturgess, a perfume bottle containing the Novichok nerve agent, which ultimately led to her death.

Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, has died at the age of 62. He was known for his role in apprehending the perpetrators of the Novichok attack in Salisbury.

The trial of Johannes Peterlik is nearing its conclusion, with focus on his meeting with the Russian ambassador, alleged unauthorized request for a classified Skripal report, and accusations of leaking top-secret reports and the Novichok formula, which Peterlik denies.
The same Moscow-based research center linked to Alexey Navalny’s 2020 poisoning — SC Signal — also played a role in synthesizing the toxin that killed the opposition leader, according to the investigative outlet Agentstvo.