Kovtun dies: Dmitry Kovtun, accused in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in 2006, died Saturday. (Pavel Golovkin/Associated Press, file)MOSCOW — Dmitry Kovtun, one of two Russian agents accused of poisoning a former spy and Kremlin critic, died in a Moscow hospital on Saturday. Kovtun was accused of assassinating Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 by poisoning him in London, The Guardian reported. Dmitry Kovtun, a Russian man accused of assassinating former spy and Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London, died of Covid in a Moscow hospital on Saturday. Kovtun and Lugovoi also denied playing any role in Litvinenko’s death, according to the AP.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2022 13:30 UTC