- Britain’s intelligence services say that Russian scientists were involved in the development of chemical agents, including the production of Novichok and Epibatidine.
- According to the findings, Novichok was used in an attack in 2018 in Salisbury, which investigators believe involved Dawn Sturgess being poisoned as a result of Sergei Skripal and Yulia.
- Epibatidine, which is found in the materials, was also used against Alexei Navalny; scientists are also investigating how the poison was used.
According to the documents, Britain’s intelligence services say that Russian scientists and two other laboratories were involved in the production of the chemical agent, which was used in two attacks.
In particular, the materials state that scientists are investigating the nerve agent Novichok, which was found in the body of a woman in 2018 after a poisoning in England. The report says that Dawn Sturgess was poisoned by the same nerve agent as Sergei Skripal and Yulia.
It is also noted that scientists are investigating the poison Epibatidine, which, according to the materials, was used against Alexei Navalny. The British government’s documents also mention that new chemical agents were used in the two attacks.
The UK’s intelligence services also say that, on average, the chemical agents used in the two incidents were produced using SC Signal to GNIII VM. The materials also state that the chemical agent used in the two incidents was produced using the same method.
According to the documents, UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that the chemical agents were used in a “wider and ongoing” campaign, adding that the poisoning of Dawn Sturgess was linked to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and Yulia.