'Petrov' and 'Borisov', caught here on CCTV at Salisbury train station in March 2018, later told Russia television they were there on a sightseeing trip. MOSCOW: In 2018, after former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was found unconscious on a park bench in Salisbury, Britain said it had identified two Russian agents seen wandering through the sleepy English town.
Petrov and Boshirov - or Anatoly Chepiga and Alexander Mishkin, according to Bellingcat - did little to hide their presence in Britain. Crucial in identifying the agents, according to the BBC, was an email from Tajikistan's National Guard asking for two men to be given access to the ammunitions depot, with copies of their passports attached.
"Petrov and Boshirov - that would be a great series! Better than James Bond," joked one Twitter user.
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