Russia · founded 1995 · Russia's main domestic security service.
VERIFIED 21 January 2016
Litvinenko Inquiry
The UK public inquiry found the poisoning was probably carried out by two men acting probably under FSB direction, and approved by the FSB chief and President Putin; these are 'probably' findings.
Sources (opened in a new tab):
BBC News: President Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder ↗ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35370819
GOV.UK: The Litvinenko Inquiry report ↗ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-litvinenko-inquiry-report-into-the-death-of-alexander-litvinenko
ALLEGED 2020
Navalny poisoning: alleged FSB unit
The OPCW's summary confirms a cholinesterase-inhibitor with structural similarities to scheduled toxic chemicals; the link to an FSB unit rests on Bellingcat's open-source reporting, and this page makes no finding.
Sources (opened in a new tab):
OPCW: Case of Mr Alexei Navalny ↗ https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/featured-topics/case-mr-alexei-navalny
Bellingcat: FSB team implicated in Navalny poisoning ↗ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/12/14/fsb-team-of-chemical-weapon-experts-implicated-in-alexey-navalny-novichok-poisoning/