Russian accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko reportedly dies from Covid-19

The coffin of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is carried during his funeral at Highgate Cemetery in north London (Pool/PA)

One of the men accused of killing former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London has died of Covid-19 in Moscow, it has been widely reported.

Dmitri Kovtun was one of two men who a UK inquiry ruled had poisoned Mr Litvinenko’s tea with a rare radioactive substance in 2006.