Mystery as retired spy general with links to Russia’s Defence Ministry found shot dead

Major-General Igor Laptev’s body was found at his apartment

A retired Russian spy general who ran a company supplying secure communications to Vladimir Putin’s Defence and Interior ministries has been found dead in Moscow.

Major-General Igor Laptev’s body was discovered in his study at his apartment on Verkhnyaya Krasnoselskaya Street on August 20.

The 83-year-old had a gunshot wound to the head, according to reports in Russia.

As reported by pro-Kremlin newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, it was claimed that the decorated former KGB and FSB officer had taken his own life.

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