The head of warmonger Vladimir Putin’ s secret lab where the Kremlin created poisons to use against its enemies has been removed for questioning the war in Ukraine.
Colonel-General Eduard Chernovoltsev was in overall charge of NII-2 FSB, a notorious research institute which develops deadly poisons.
His staff were reportedly directly involved in poisoning Navalny with nerve agent Novichok, and another Putin foe, Vladimir Kara-Murza, it was reported.
However, 52-year-old Chernovoltsev has now been removed by the Russian leader.
A source said: “[He] greatly regretted the start of the military operation in Ukraine and, in the company of his friends, said more than once that it has all gone too far.”
A huge FSB operation was reported to have been involved with tailing and poisoning Navalny, which almost led to his death on a flight from Tomsk in Siberia to Moscow.
Kara-Murza was allegedly twice poisoned in 2015 and 2017.
Both men are now held behind bars in Russia as political prisoners, according to human rights organisations and Western governments.
A high-flying agent, Chernovoltsev had been also in charge of the 8th FSB Centre [Information Protection), the FSB Special Equipment Centre and the FSB Special Communications Directorate.
Officially, the General was sent into retirement.
However, reliable sources told The Insider that the Kremlin blamed him for frequent leaks of databases, which allowed journalists to publish their investigations, including those about Putin’s associates.
“Two years ago Eduard [Chernovoltsev] swore an oath to the country's leadership that he would block all channels of leaks,” said a source.
“But in our leaky system this was almost impossible’.”
A separate source told of Chernovoltsev’s alleged private misgivings over Putin’s war which has led to an estimated 100,000-plus Russian fatalities.
The FSB is one of Putin’s spy services that has been strongly criticised for poor intelligence which led the Russian leader to believe his troops would be welcomed when they invaded in early 2022.
The report also says Chernovoltsev was twice caught by traffic police inspectors when he was driving while intoxicated.
The second time was when he had reached the rank of FSB general.
He refused to undergo a medical examination and he received help in avoiding criminal sanction, it was reported.
Officially, the FSB said he had reached retirement age, said RBC news outlet - yet records show he is only 52, far below the FSB retirement age.
