Russia's chief of military intelligence, Igor Korobov, dies after illness

Head of agency accused of botched Skripal poisoning died after falling ill following major criticism of the agency

The head of the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, has died after a “serious and long illness”, the Kremlin has announced.

The defence ministry said General Colonel Igor Korobov, 63, who has run the spy agency since 2016, was “a wonderful person, a faithful son of Russia and a patriot of his homeland.” It did not give further details about his death.

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