Overview
- Russia’s security service reports detaining a Donetsk resident during a handover of gift bottles intended for the officer.
- According to the FSB, the suspect received two packs of British-made beer in November from Ukrainian special services for delivery.
- FSB forensic tests are said to have detected colchicine combined with “tert‑butyl bicyclophosphate,” described as an analogue of VX.
- The service alleges the mixture, purportedly of British origin, would have caused death in roughly 20 minutes if consumed.
- The accounts in these reports rely on FSB statements, with no independent verification cited.