Bomb blast kills Russian general in Moscow

Ukraine’s SBU security service has claimed responsibility for killing Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces
          

Igor Kirillov: Senior Kremlin figure headed Russian military’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops since 2017

He earned notoriety from start of Ukraine war in Feb 2022 with series of unfounded claims, including one that Kyiv was developing biological weapons with U.S. support
   
Dec 16, 2024: Accused by SBU of overseeing “mass use” of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine. More than 4,800 cases cited, including use of grenades equipped with CS, a type of tear gas


MOSCOW
Kremlin
10km 6 miles

Dec 17: Kirillov killed along with his aide by bomb hidden in electric scooter, which exploded as he left his apartment building
Ryazansky Prospekt
Moskva River
2km 1.2 miles

         
Sources: BBC, CNN, FT 
Picture: Getty Images 
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