The Russian scientist who created the Sputnik V vaccine is found murdered in his apartment
2023-03-04 10:27:00
TiranaPost
Russia has launched a murder investigation after a senior scientist was found dead in his Moscow apartment yesterday.
Andrey Botikov, known as one of the 18 scientists who worked on the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in 2020, was found strangled with a belt northwest of Moscow.
A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with murdering the scientist.
Russia's Investigative Committee said they found the suspect in a relatively short time after he tried to flee the scene.
They claim he confessed to the crime during interrogation.
Andrey Botikov was a senior researcher at the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology.
He was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland for his work on the Sputnik V vaccine.