Kremlin commander who orchestrated the Salisbury poisoning 'had a role in the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin', British spies believe
- Maj Gen Andrey Averyanov is said to have borne Wagner Chief long-held grudge
The Kremlin commander who orchestrated the Salisbury poisoning had a role in the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin, British intelligence agents believe.
Major General Andrey Averyanov is said to have borne the former Wagner mercenary chief a long-held grudge.
Averyanov, who was in charge of the spies sent to Britain in 2018 to kill double agent Sergei Skripal, is tipped to take over the North African section of the force.
A UK intelligence source told the i newspaper: ‘Many, including me, thought his [Prigozhin’s] days were numbered. There is a lot of discussion around the name mentioned [Averyanov].’

Major General Andrey Averyanov is said to have borne the former Wagner mercenary chief a long-held grudge
Averyanov runs a covert operations unit that carries out overseas missions such as the attempted assassination of Mr Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
He was seen introducing himself to African leaders at a summit in St Petersburg last month, prompting claims that Vladimir Putin will appoint him to lead Wagner’s activities in Africa.
Channels linked to Wagner on the social media site Telegram said the meetings were part of a Kremlin ‘displacement operation’ to oust Prigozhin.
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