Second U.K. Spy-Poisoning Suspect Identified as Russian Military Doctor

British investigative journalism group says it uncovered true identity

Two Russians suspected of poisoning a former Russian spy in the English city of Salisbury said they were visiting the cathedral there and not acting as agents of Russian military intelligence. Image: Russia Today

A London-based investigative journalism group says it has learned the real identity of Alexander Petrov, the second suspect in the near-fatal poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year.

The group, Bellingcat, reported on its website Monday evening that Petrov is actually Alexander Mishkin, a medical doctor employed by Russia’s military intelligence service, commonly known as the GRU.

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