# Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, dies at 80

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vladimir-uglev-one-of-the-developers-of-the-novichok-nerve-agent-dies-at-80/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:46:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:06:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/vladimir-uglev-one-of-the-developers-of-the-novichok-nerve-agent-dies-at-80
- Topics: Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Novichok developer Vladimir Uglev has died aged 80.
- He worked at a Soviet chemical weapons research institute from 1975 to 1990.
- Uglev later spoke publicly about Novichok and advised journalists.

## Summary

Vladimir Uglev, one of the developers of the Novichok nerve agent, has died aged 80, The Insider reported. His work is significant because Novichok has been used in poisonings linked to Russian intelligence services and against critics of the Kremlin.

Uglev was a senior researcher at the Volsk branch of the State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology from 1975 to 1990, when it developed chemical warfare agents including Novichok. He became widely known in 2018 after giving interviews following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, and later advised independent journalists investigating alleged Russian intelligence use of the agent.

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