14 Facts About Andrey Lugovoy

Andrey Lugovoy worked as a KGB bodyguard and as head of "Ninth Wave", a security firm.

Andrey Lugovoy is wanted by British police on suspicion of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB and later FSB officer.

Andrey Lugovoy was a platoon commander for five years and then served as a commander in the Kremlin Regiment's training company.

Andrey Lugovoy went on to work in the private security business.

In 2001, Andrey Lugovoy was arrested and charged with organizing the escape of Nikolai Glushkov, a former deputy director-general of Aeroflot arrested in 2000 on fraud charges.

Andrey Lugovoy met with Litvinenko on the day Litvinenko fell ill.

Russia declined to extradite Andrey Lugovoy, citing that extradition of citizens is not allowed under the Russian constitution.

Andrey Lugovoy had visited London at least three times in the month before Litvinenko's death and met with him four times.

Andrey Lugovoy met with Litvinenko on the day he fell ill.

Andrey Lugovoy was treated at a Moscow hospital for suspected radiation poisoning but declined to say whether he had been contaminated with polonium-210, the substance that led to Litvinenko's death on 23 November 2006.

Andrey Lugovoy himself confirmed that he would take part in the following Duma election and on 17 September 2007, during a Liberal Democratic Party of Russia meeting, has said he would like to bid for the Kremlin run.

In December 2008, Andrey Lugovoy voiced support for harsher laws against dissent in Russia.

Andrey Lugovoy named President Saakashvili of Georgia and the KGB defector Gordievsky as examples.

In 2015 Andrey Lugovoy was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".