London, March 22, 2025 (AFP) - KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86

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Oleg Gordievsky, a former KGB colonel who defected to Britain in the 1980s and was later honoured by Queen Elizabeth II, has died, British media reported on Friday. He was the highest-ranking Soviet intelligence official to defect to Britain. He died peacefully at the age of 86 at his home in Surrey, southwest London, according to British media reports. Counter-terrorism police were assisting authorities but his death was not being treated as sus......

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