A FORMER KGB double agent, Oleg Gordievsky, who defected from Russia to Britain has died aged 86.
Gordievsky, who was believed to have been one of Britain’s most important spies, was found dead at his home in Surrey.
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The infamous spy was the highest ranking Russian official to defect to the UK and was even smuggled out of the Soviet Union in the boot of a car to safety.
Gordievsky later starred in the BBC series Secrets and Spies: A Nuclear Game, which delved into his incredible double life.
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