Former Russian spy critically ill in UK

A former Russian spy and his daughter are critically ill in a British hospital after exposure to an unknown substance, in a case that echoes the 2006 poisoning of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko

SERGEI SKRIPAL (born June 1951)

Mid-1990s: Russian army colonel recruited by UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Dec 2004: Arrested in Moscow by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Confesses to feeding MI6 information about Russian agents working undercover in Europe, receiving over $100,000 in return

Sergei Skripal speaks to his lawyer from behind bars in 2006
    
Aug 2006: Convicted of treason and sentenced to 13 years in prison

Jul 2010: Released along with three other Russians in exchange for 10 “sleeper” agents planted in U.S. by Moscow, including “glamour spy” Anna Chapman. Skripal granted asylum in UK, settles in Salisbury

March 6, 2018: Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia critically ill in Salisbury hospital after being found slumped on shopping centre bench. Police cordon off parts
of city centre as counter- terrorism unit takes over investigation

SALISBURY
    
Christie Miller Road Skripal’s home

Maltings shopping centre  Skripal and his daughter found unconscious on Mar 4

Locations cordoned off

Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury hospital  Major incident declared Mar 5

Bishop’s Mill pub

Zizzi restaurant, Castle Street

1km 0.6 miles
   
UK 
Salisbury


Sources: AP, BBC, The Guardian     Pictures: AP, Facebook
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