{
  "id": 17996505,
  "title": "Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, dies at 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/vladimir-uglev-one-of-the-developers-of-the-novichok-nerve-agent-dies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T17:46:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/vladimir-uglev-one-of-the-developers-of-the-novichok-nerve-agent-dies-at-80"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vladimir Uglev, a senior researcher at the Volsk branch of the State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, has passed away at the age of 80. Uglev became known in 2018 when he gave interviews about Novichok following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. He later advised independent journalists on investigations into Russian intelligence services’ use of Novichok, a poison that has been utilized by Russian intelligence services against Kremlin critics, including Alexey Navalny.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}