Head of Russian military intelligence GRU dead 'after long and serious illness'

[MelissaB]

Head of Russian military intelligence GRU dead 'after long and serious illness'

The head of the Russian Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU), Colonel General Igor Korobov has died “after a long and serious illness,” the Defense Ministry has confirmed.

The statement announcing Korobov's death was released around 2:00 am Moscow time (11:00 pm GMT) on Thursday morning.

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Korobov held the position at a time when GRU became a household name for anti-Russian politicians everywhere. The Directorate was blamed for things like the poisoning of former Russian-British double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, as well as the supposed hacking attacks on the 2016 US presidential election.

Those latter allegations made Korobov one of the targets of anti-Russian sanctions in the US. Despite that, he paid an official visit to Washington early this year, according to US media reports citing anonymous sources. Along with the heads of other Russian intelligence services, Korobov went to Washington to discuss counter-terrorism with then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo. There has not been an official confirmation of his visit from either side.

https://www.rt.com/news/444590-russia-gru-head-dead/

Interesting, but does this surprise anybody?

[RockRaven]

1. Right after Russia failed to gain control of Interpol... did Russia NEED control of Interpol for

some reason? Like to help subvert arrest warrants for GRU personnel?

Maybe the timing is just a coincidence.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. The LONG illness started when they threw him out the window

and lasted until he hit rock bottom. As russian military old-age sickness's go...he had 'a long and very serious illness" About 25 floors worth. Too bad anyone died but, better dead, than red.