Ex-chief of Russian foreign intelligence service dies

Former director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Hero of Russia Vyacheslav Trubnikov has died at the age of 78, Report informs citing RIA Novosti that the press bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service said.

"The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation regrets to announce that on April 18, 2022, the Hero of Russia, retired army general, veteran of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Vyacheslav Trubnikov, passed away," the agency said.