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Russian billionaire and Rustem Umerov had symptoms consistent with poisoning earlier in March, says source

The Chelsea owner suffered from red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on his hands and face

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning, WSJ reports.

The Foreign Secretary said Russia was resorting to ‘desperate measures’ as its invasion of Ukraine fails to go to plan

The Chelsea owner experienced the symptoms after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month.

An investigation has now claimed that Vladimir Putin rival Boris Nemtsov was assassinated in 2015 after being tailed by an agent who had connections to a Kremlin hit squad

Roman Abramovich had reportedly “suffered suspected poisoning” during peace talks held between Russia and Ukraine last month.

Russian oligarch and two Ukrainians reportedly suffered symptoms including red eyes and peeling skin

Last time FSB tailed Boris Nemtsov was just 10 days before he was assassinated near the Kremlin, investigators say

For months now, a large and very active community of digital sleuths has been closely tracking the escalating crisis in Ukraine. These people have been using open-source intelligence to investigate and document the build-up to – and now execution of – Vladimir Putin’s war of choice.

‘Open-source intelligence community’ is already collecting and studying video and photo evidence