The real identity of one of the two assassins, named by police as as Ruslan Boshirov, is reportedly Colonel Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga. He is seen (circled) with a group of fellow military graduates in Chechnya. PHOTO COURTESY: MAIL ONLINE
Earlier this month, British prosecutors charged two Russians - Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov - with attempted murder for carrying out the Novichok poisoning of the Skripals in the southern English city in March but said they believed the suspects had been using aliases to enter Britain.
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The Telegraph said Boshirov's real name was Chepiga, citing investigative reporting by itself and Bellingcat, a website which covers intelligence matters.
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