Top KGB Defector Oleg Gordievsky Dies Aged 86

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By THE PRESS ASSOCIATION (Jordan Reynolds, PA)

March 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM UTC

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Top KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky has died at the age of 86.

Code-named Hetman, Mr Gordievsky was one of the most important spies of the Cold War.