Lebanese Paper: Russia's Military Intelligence Chief Was Killed In Lebanon On A Secret Mission

Igor Sergun's position as GRU chief landed him on the sanctions lists imposed in early 2014 by both the United States and the European Union, which specifically cited his oversight of "the activity of GRU officers in eastern Ukraine." TASS

Jerusalem Post: Report: Russia's military intelligence chief killed in secret operation in Lebanon

The head of Russia's military intelligence service, Colonel-General Igor Sergun, was killed in January during a secret mission in the Lebanon's capital, Beirut, the Lebanese daily newspaper al-Akhbar reported Thursday.

The Kremlin announced the death of Sergun on January 4, saying that he died in Moscow after a heart attack. The military intelligence chief played a key role in the Russian seizure of Crimea in March 2014, and reportedly died three weeks after he was sent to Syria by Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand Syrian President Bashar Assad step aside.

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WNU Editor: His death did raise a lot of eyebrows when it was announced in January .... Russia's Top Military Intelligence Chief Has Died Unexpectedly. No Cause Given. But if he was killed in Lebanon .... this news could not have be kept secret for this long. Social media, leaks, the family .... the truth would have come out in January.