Lev Sotkov, aimbova mukuru mukuru weKGB uye akasiya basa rehungwaru, akawanikwa akafa muApartment yake muMoscow, mapurisa eRussia akadaro China, RT yakashuma.Mashoko ekutanga anoratidza kuti VaSotskov, makumi mapfumbamwe, vakazviuraya nepfuti yakasara kubva munhandare yehondo.

 

Mapurisa eRussia akati mudzimai waSotskov akawana mutumbi wake muimba yekugezera yeimba yavo kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweMoscow masikati neSvondo.Sotskoff akapfurwa kamwe chete mumusoro.Mapurisa anoti mashoko ekutanga anoratidza kuti kufa uku kwaive kuzviuraya.Kudivi reSotskov kwaive neTokarev TT-30 semiautomatic pistol, pamwe netsamba yaitsanangura mavambo ayo, ichicherekedza kuti Sotskov akagamuchira relic kubva kuHondo yeNormenkan muna 1989.

 

Achitaura nezverufu rwaSotkov, Sergei Ivanov, mukuru wehofisi yepepanhau reSVR, akati: "Zvinosuruvarisa, mukuru mukuru weSVR akafa."Pepanhau rokuRussia rinonzi Kommersant rakashuma kuti Sotkov akanga achirwara zvikuru uye akanga agara achiudza hama dzake kuti “akanga aneta noupenyu”.Akazvarwa muLeningrad muna 1932, Sotkov akabatana neKGB muna 1959 uye akapedza makore anopfuura 40 achishanda muSoviet neRussia kune dzimwe nyika uye nechepakati njere.