Alexander Litvinenko poisoned with polonium-210 in London

Former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, a British citizen, was poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 at a London hotel on 1 November 2006 and died on 23 November 2006. One victim died; polonium contamination was found at multiple sites in London.

Established by. The UK statutory Litvinenko Inquiry (report of 21 January 2016) found Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun killed him in an FSB operation probably approved by Nikolai Patrushev and President Putin; the ECtHR (Carter v. Russia, no. 20914/07, 21 September 2021) held Russia responsible for the killing under Article 2.

Latest. Russia has not surrendered the suspects or complied with the ECtHR judgment; no criminal trial has been possible.