Uzbek man charged in Moscow with killing Russian general in scooter bombing claimed by Ukraine
4 days, 18 hours ago

Uzbek man charged in Moscow with killing Russian general in scooter bombing claimed by Ukraine

LA Times  

The bombing suspect, whom the Tass state news agency identified as Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, is escorted to a courtroom at the Basmanny District Court in Moscow on Thursday. An Uzbek citizen accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine has been charged by Russian authorities with this week’s assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant in an electric scooter bombing claimed by Ukraine’s security services, Russian state media said Thursday. Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was ordered detained by a Moscow court until at least Feb. 17 in Tuesday’s bombing that killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces, the Tass state news agency reported. Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden on an electric scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. The agency said that acting on instructions from Ukraine, the suspect picked up a homemade bomb in Moscow, placed it on an e-scooter and parked it at the entrance to Kirillov’s apartment building.

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An Uzbek man is charged in Moscow with killing a Russian general in a bombing claimed by Ukraine
4 days ago

An Uzbek man is charged in Moscow with killing a Russian general in a bombing claimed by Ukraine

Associated Press  

An Uzbek citizen accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine has been charged by Russian authorities with this week’s assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant in a bombing claimed by Ukraine’s security services, state media said Thursday. Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was ordered detained by a Moscow court until at least Feb. 17 in Tuesday’s bombing that killed Lt. …

Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service
4 days, 18 hours ago

Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service

India Today  

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service. Ukraine's SBU intelligence service took responsibility for the killing after Ukraine accused Kirillov of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian …

Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says
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5 days ago

Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

The Independent  

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Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
5 days, 11 hours ago

Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general

Associated Press  

Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his southeastern Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service. Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces …

Igor Kirillov: Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
5 days, 18 hours ago

Igor Kirillov: Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general

CNN  

CNN — A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen has been detained for allegedly planting the bomb that killed senior Russian general and his assistant, the Russian Investigative Committee said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed Russia’s radiological, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed by a remotely detonated bomb planted in an electric scooter outside an apartment building some 7 kilometers …

Russia detains Uzbek national who planted bomb and live-streamed killing of nuclear protection forces chief
5 days, 18 hours ago

Russia detains Uzbek national who planted bomb and live-streamed killing of nuclear protection forces chief

India TV News  

Moscow: Russian intelligence agency said on Wednesday that it has detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine's security service levelled criminal charges against him. Kirillov, 54, was the chief of the …

Russia detains suspect over murder of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow
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5 days, 18 hours ago

Russia detains suspect over murder of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow

Al Jazeera  

Investigative Committee says 29-year-old Uzbek national suspected of carrying out Moscow attack on instructions of Ukraine. The Investigative Committee said in a statement on Wednesday that a national of Uzbekistan had been arrested on suspicion of having committed the attack that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov on Tuesday morning. Russia’s Federal Security Service published footage …

Murder suspect of General Kirillov detained - Russian investigators
5 days, 18 hours ago

Murder suspect of General Kirillov detained - Russian investigators

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-18 18:49 People walk outside an apartment building before a blast in which Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, along with his assistant, was killed, in Moscow, Russia, in this still image obtained from a social media video on Dec 17, 2024. MOSCOW - Russian authorities have detained …

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed
5 days, 23 hours ago

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed

Firstpost  

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service on Tuesday morning in the most high-profile killing of its kind. Image- AFP Russia on Tuesday criticised Ukraine’s allies over what it called insufficient reactions to the assassination in Moscow of the …

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents
6 days ago

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

The Independent  

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Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home
6 days, 6 hours ago

Sent to Hell: Moment Kyiv death squad's bomb kills Putin general who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine - as footage shows huge blast outside his Moscow home

Daily Mail  

This is the moment a bomb killed one of Vladimir Putin's top generals who deployed chemical weapons in Ukraine. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces. Dramatic footage shows the huge blast that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin's Radiation, …

Who was Igor Kirillov, top Russian general assassinated in a scooter blast in Moscow?
6 days, 7 hours ago

Who was Igor Kirillov, top Russian general assassinated in a scooter blast in Moscow?

Firstpost  

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was the chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection troops and a senior member of the Kremlin. His troops have been accused of using “barbaric chemical weapons in Ukraine” including “multiple reports of the use of the toxic choking agent chloropicrin.” The day before Kirillov was killed, Ukraine’s SBU security agencies said he was charged …

Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion
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54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion

CNN  

Investigators work at the site where Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's radiological, biological and chemical protections forces, was killed by an explosive device in Moscow on Tuesday. AP The explosion that killed Igor Kirillov on Tuesday seems to have been the most ambitious targeted attack of the war so far on Russian soil, carried out by the …

Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion
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54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion

CNN  

Investigators work at the site where Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's radiological, biological and chemical protections forces, was killed by an explosive device in Moscow on Tuesday. AP The explosion that killed Igor Kirillov on Tuesday seems to have been the most ambitious targeted attack of the war so far on Russian soil, carried out by the …

Watch: Police swarm Moscow after Russian general killed in Ukraine-claimed attack
6 days, 9 hours ago

Watch: Police swarm Moscow after Russian general killed in Ukraine-claimed attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kirillov was sanctioned by Britain in October, along with …

Bomb kills Russia's top nuclear protection General Igor Kirillov
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6 days, 10 hours ago

Bomb kills Russia's top nuclear protection General Igor Kirillov

Hindustan Times  

A bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow on Tuesday, Russia's investigative committee said. In Moscow, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the commander of Russia's nuclear defence forces, was murdered by a bomb in an electric scooter. The head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, Lieutenant General …

Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility
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6 days, 18 hours ago

Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility

India Today  

A high-ranking Russian general, in charge of nuclear protection forces, was killed in an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday, news agency Reuters said. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, near the Kremlin. In a statement, the agency said, "The security service of …

Russian general Igor Kirillov killed in Moscow: What do we know so far?
6 days, 18 hours ago

Russian general Igor Kirillov killed in Moscow: What do we know so far?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service claims responsibility for the bomb blast in the Russian capital. During the early hours of Tuesday, Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. “Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the armed …

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general
6 days, 18 hours ago

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general

NPR  

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general AILSA CHANG, HOST: A Russian lieutenant general accused of using banned chemicals on Ukrainian soldiers was assassinated today in Moscow. A source from inside Ukraine's security service says that they were behind the attack, which involved an exploding scooter. A source within Ukraine's security service told NPR that it …

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison
4 weeks ago

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A Russian man was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services, the latest in a series of espionage cases involving the conflict. The Volgograd District Court said Nikita Zhuravel had been “in disagreement with the political course of the Russian …

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison
4 weeks ago

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison

LA Times  

In this image taken from video, Nikita Zhuravel, right, is escorted by the police to a court for a hearing in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday before being convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services. A Russian man was convicted and sentenced to 14 …

Russian general ‘killed in drone strike as he rode motorbike’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russian general ‘killed in drone strike as he rode motorbike’

The Independent  

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan drawn up by Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, a statement …

Russian court orders bestselling detective novelist’s arrest over Ukraine comments
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian court orders bestselling detective novelist’s arrest over Ukraine comments

LA Times  

Writer Grigory Chkhartishvili, also known as Boris Akunin, shown is 2011, has been ordered arrested on charges of “justifying terrorism” and discrediting the military over Russia’s war on Ukraine. A Moscow court ordered the arrest Tuesday of a bestselling detective novelist and dissident on charges of “justifying terrorism,” two months after he was pranked by two pro-Kremlin activists into expressing …

Russian convicted of Kremlin critic’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

Russian convicted of Kremlin critic’s murder pardoned after fighting in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Man who fatally shot 2 at Moldova airport is wanted for a kidnapping in Tajikistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Man who fatally shot 2 at Moldova airport is wanted for a kidnapping in Tajikistan

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — A Tajikistan national who fatally shot two security officers at Moldova’s main international airport is wanted in his native country in relation to the kidnapping of a Tajik bank official, authorities said. The prosecutor’s office said Ashurov, 43, a resident of Dushanbe, fled to Moldova via Turkey after a criminal investigation was launched “with the aim of …

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

The Hindu  

Russian authorities blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies on April 3 for orchestrating a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and arrested a suspect accused of involvement in the attack. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee, which coordinates counterterrorism operations, said that the bombing was “planned by Ukrainian special services” and …

Ukrainian hackers say they uncovered identity of Russian colonel behind the destruction of Mariupol
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukrainian hackers say they uncovered identity of Russian colonel behind the destruction of Mariupol

Daily Mail  

Hackers claim they have uncovered the identity of the Russian aviation commander behind the bombing of Ukraine's southern port city Mariupol - and tricked his wife into revealing sultry snaps of herself and other officers' partners. Colonel Sergei Atroshchenko, of Russia's 960th Assault Aviation Regiment, is believed to have given the order to a pair of Russian warplanes to bomb …

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires top security chief and prosecutor citing treason
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires top security chief and prosecutor citing treason

Firstpost  

Zelenskyy dismissed Ivan Bakanov, the head of SBU, and Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, who had helped lead the war crime investigations Vinnytsia, Ukraine: As Russian troops pressed their offensive in Ukraine’s east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired his state security chief and prosecutor general on Sunday, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments …

Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson killed in blast
2 years, 5 months ago

Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson killed in blast

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainians are staging attacks on Russian-backed authorities in Kherson as counteroffensive stalls. A senior official in the Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s occupied Kherson region has been killed in an apparent assassination, the latest in a string of attacks against Russian-backed authorities. The press service of the city’s civilian and military administration told Russia’s TASS news agency it was a “targeted …

Russia-Ukraine live news: Russian forces hit east, south regions
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine live news: Russian forces hit east, south regions

Al Jazeera  

Russia strikes Ukraine’s east and south, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air attacks and artillery fire. 22 May 2022 - 15:31 GMT France sees EU membership for Ukraine in ’15 or 20 years’ A bid by Ukraine to join the European Union could not be finalised for “15 or 20 years,” France’s Europe minister has said, pouring cold …

Ukraine puts Russian solider accused of war crime on trial
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine puts Russian solider accused of war crime on trial

India TV News  

Highlights The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday Sgt. Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head The killing occurred in the early days of the war, The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday, the first war crimes trial since …

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