Journalists have unearthed a scientific paper trail connecting the rare toxin used to kill Alexey Navalny to Russian labs implicated in the 2020 attempt on his life. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/25/scientific-paper-trail-links-the-neurotoxin-used-to-kill-alexey-navalny-to-the-same-russian-labs-implicated-in-2020-novichok-attack

Scientific paper trail links the neurotoxin used to kill Alexey Navalny to the same Russian labs implicated in 2020 Novichok attack
The same Moscow-based research center linked to Alexey Navalny’s 2020 poisoning — SC Signal — also played a role in synthesizing the toxin that killed the opposition leader, according to the investigative outlet Agentstvo.