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Kremlin Confirms Intelligence Operatives, Including Vadim Krasikov, Freed in US-Russia Prisoner Swap

Aug 2, 2024, 02:17 PM

The Kremlin has confirmed that several of the individuals returned to Russia in a recent prisoner swap with the United States were intelligence operatives. Among those freed was Vadim Krasikov, a hitman who worked for the FSB security service and is part of an FSB special forces unit. The swap, which took place on Thursday, also included deep-cover Russian 'sleeper' agents. The children of two freed Russian spies were unaware of their parents' true identities.