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What we know about Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's reported 'poisoning' in Ukraine

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and at least two Ukrainian peace negotiators reportedly suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022

Everything we know about Abramovich ‘poisoning’ at Ukraine peace talks

Russian oligarch and two senior members of the Ukrainian team suffered symptoms of suspected chemical weapon

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Abramovich and Ukrainian MP may have been poisoned this month

Russian billionaire and Rustem Umerov had symptoms consistent with poisoning earlier in March, says source

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

Murdered Putin rival 'tailed' by suspected hit squad agent now laying siege to Mariupol

An investigation has now claimed that Vladimir Putin rival Boris Nemtsov was assassinated in 2015 after being tailed by an agent who had connections to a Kremlin hit squad

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2022

Roman Abramovich ‘suffered suspected poisoning’ during peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

Roman Abramovich had reportedly “suffered suspected poisoning” during peace talks held between Russia and Ukraine last month.

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2022

Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators ‘victims of suspected poisoning’

Russian oligarch and two Ukrainians reportedly suffered symptoms including red eyes and peeling skin

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Putin rival Boris Nemtsov ‘was tailed by FSB’ prior to his murder, investigation claims

Last time FSB tailed Boris Nemtsov was just 10 days before he was assassinated near the Kremlin, investigators say

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Open-source intelligence: how digital sleuths are making their mark on the Ukraine war

For months now, a large and very active community of digital sleuths has been closely tracking the escalating crisis in Ukraine. These people have been using open-source intelligence to investigate and document the build-up to – and now execution of – Vladimir Putin’s war of choice.

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2022

Researchers gather evidence of possible Russian war crimes in Ukraine

‘Open-source intelligence community’ is already collecting and studying video and photo evidence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022

Russian cluster bombs killing Ukraine civilians: rights groups

Rights groups have called on Russia to stop using cluster munitions in Ukraine, saying fatal strikes using the indiscriminate weapons on a hospital and a school could constitute war crimes.

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2022