Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protections forces, was killed by a bomb planted in an electric scooter in Moscow. Ukraine's security services are suspected to be behind the assassination, which comes a day after Ukrainian prosecutors charged Kirillov with using banned chemical weapons.
A view shows a scene after Igor Kirillov, in charge of Russia 's nuclear protection forces, was killed in Moscow on Tuesday.• A Russia n general who was wanted by Ukraine for using chemical munitions was killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, Russia n authorities said.
• This comes a day after Ukrainian prosecutors charged the general in absentia with the use of banned chemical substances in the war on Ukraine.Ukraine’s security services were behind the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, a source with knowledge of the operation told CNN. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen, who is at the scene of the explosion, has seen blast marks at the building’s entrance. The door has also been blown out of its frame and there is significant damage to the area surrounding the site of the blast.Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was the head of Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, with the official title of Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces.
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