A senior Russian general, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, was killed in a bombing in Moscow. Ukraine claims responsibility for the attack, stating Kirillov was a 'war criminal'.
A senior Russia n general, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow. Kirillov, the chief of the military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was leaving for his office when the remotely triggered bombing occurred. His assistant also died in the attack. Images from the scene showed shattered windows and scorched and blackened brickwork.
On Monday, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) opened a criminal investigation against Kirillov, accusing him of directing the use of banned chemical weapons. An SBU official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described Kirillov as a “war criminal and an entirely legitimate target.” Russia has denied using any chemical weapons in Ukraine and has accused Kyiv of using toxic agents in combat. Kirillov was one of the most high-profile figures to level those accusations. He held numerous briefings to accuse the Ukrainian military of using toxic agents and planning to launch attacks with radioactive substances — claims that Ukraine and its Western allies rejected as propaganda
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