MOSCOW—The head of Russia’s military intelligence agency that the West has blamed for a string of brazen attacks died on Nov. 21, after “a serious and long illness”, the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday, hailing him as a “true son of Russia.”
The Ministry of Defence heaped praise on Colonel-General Igor Korobov, 62, who had run the spy agency, best known as the GRU, since 2016, saying he had been made a Hero of Russia for his service in the post, the highest state award.
