Chief of Russia's military intelligence agency dies

By THE MANILA TIMES

Nov 22, 2018 6:19 pm

MOSCOW: The head of the Russian military intelligence agency linked to a series of notorious operations abroad has died after a long illness, the defense ministry said on Thursday.

Igor Korobov, 62, had headed the military's Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) since 2016 and was the target of US sanctions.

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