Support WBURMan Accused In U.K. Nerve-Agent Attack Is Russian Intelligence Officer, Report SaysScott NeumanSeptember 27, 2018 ShareAlexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, charged with the attempted murder of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. A new report says Boshirov is actually Anatoly Chepiga, a Russian military intelligence officer. (U.K. Metropolitan Police/AP)