{
  "id": 18020013,
  "title": "Russian scientist who helped develop Novichok nerve agents dies at the age of 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/russian-scientist-who-helped-develop-novichok-nerve-agents-dies-at",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T20:56:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/299119"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vladimir Uglev, one of the scientists involved in developing the Novichok family of nerve agents, has died at age 80, The Insider has learned. Uglev previously advised The Insider during investigations into the use of military-grade Novichok nerve agents by Russia’s security services. The late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok agent in 2020. The Insider learned…",
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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."
}