Russian scientist Andrei Bochkov who was ‘strangled’ over his Covid-19 vaccine connection? Andrei Bottikov was one of 18 scientists who helped create Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V in 2020. Developed at the country’s renowned Gamaleya Institute, Sputnik V was his Covid-19 vaccine, the first to be registered worldwide in August 2020. Bochkov had been awarded the Order of Merit of the Fatherland by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2021 for his work on a Covid-19 vaccine. Investigators believe that a 29-year-old man strangled Bochkov with a belt during the altercation before fleeing the scene.

Source: dna March 04, 2023 20:58 UTC