Russian general in charge of chemical and biological warfare is killed in Moscow
6 days, 19 hours ago

Russian general in charge of chemical and biological warfare is killed in Moscow

NPR  

Russian general in charge of chemical and biological warfare is killed in Moscow MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A top Russian lieutenant general is dead, targeted in an assassination in Moscow. The general was in charge of chemical and biological warfare in Russia's war on Ukraine, and sources in Ukraine's security service have confirmed to NPR that it was behind the assassination. And Kirillov was killed a day after Ukraine's security service leveled criminal charges against him for using banned chemical weapons in this war. Ukraine's security service recently published an investigation saying that chemical weapons were used at least 5,000 times in this war.

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Russia detains man for killing general on orders of Ukraine's security service
4 days, 19 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
Top News
5 days ago

Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says

The Independent  

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What’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow
5 days, 5 hours ago

What’s known about the brazen bombing that killed a top Russian general in Moscow

Associated Press  

The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital. Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military’s radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka …

Russia detains suspect over murder of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow
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5 days, 19 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 …

Russia detains Uzbek national who planted bomb and live-streamed killing of nuclear protection forces chief
5 days, 19 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 …

Moscow accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed
6 days 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, 1 hour 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, 7 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, 8 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, 10 hours ago

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

The Independent  

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Bomb kills Russia's top nuclear protection General Igor Kirillov
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6 days, 11 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 heading nuclear, biological, chemical division killed in explosion in Moscow
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6 days, 12 hours ago

Russian general heading nuclear, biological, chemical division killed in explosion in Moscow

Firstpost  

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s nuclear, biological, chemical defence forces was killed in a blast on Tuesday morning. The explosion in Southern Moscow was caused after a device hidden in a scooter was detonated Chief of Russia’s radiation, chemical and biological defence forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant have reportedly been killed in a blast in …

Igor Kirillov: Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine
6 days, 19 hours ago

Igor Kirillov: Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — A top Russian general accused of using chemical weapons on the battlefields in Ukraine was killed after a bomb went off in Moscow early Tuesday, Russian investigators said, in an attack swiftly claimed by Kyiv. The US State Department said in May that Russia used such weapons “to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains …

Ukraine's security service confirms it was behind assassination of Russian general
6 days, 19 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 …

Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility
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6 days, 19 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 …

Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast
6 days, 19 hours ago

Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast

Al Jazeera  

Lieutenant General Kirillov killed outside an apartment building in the Russian capital. A senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow has been killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter, Russia’s investigative committee said. “Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, and …

Russian general Igor Kirillov killed in Moscow: What do we know so far?
6 days, 19 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 …

Russia issues no comment over rumours Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov has been killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia issues no comment over rumours Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov has been killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Crimea

Daily Mail  

Russia has yet to comment on a swirl of unconfirmed rumours that Vladimir Putin's top war commander General Valery Gerasimov was killed in a strike on a military command post in Crimea on Thursday. Ukraine claims to have struck two major Russian military bases in the occupied Crimea, in what Putin-appointed Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev described as 'the biggest attack to …

The Russian commanders killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine including major generals
2 years, 8 months ago

The Russian commanders killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine including major generals

The Independent  

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Seven Russian generals killed in Ukraine so far: Western official
2 years, 8 months ago

Seven Russian generals killed in Ukraine so far: Western official

Hindustan Times  

Western officials on Friday named seven Russian generals they said had so far been killed, and another who had been sacked, during the war in Ukraine. Among the others said to have been killed is General Magomed Tushaev, of the Chechen Special Forces deployed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine. The number of both rank-and-file Russian troops and senior …

Ukraine claims to kill another Russian Major General, fourth top officer in 21 days of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine claims to kill another Russian Major General, fourth top officer in 21 days of war

India Today  

As its war with Russia entered Day 21, Ukraine claimed to have killed another top Russian military officer. According to Ukrainian media reports, Commander of Russia’s 150 Motorised Rifle Division, Major General Oleg Mityaev, was killed in action by Ukrainian forces. If Ukraine’s claims are to be believed, Mityaev was the fourth top officer of the Russian army to have …

Russian general reported killed in action near Kharkiv — second such loss in two weeks: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian general reported killed in action near Kharkiv — second such loss in two weeks: report

Raw Story  

On Monday, intelligence officials in Ukraine claimed that Russian General-major Vitaly Gerasimov, the deputy commander of Russia's 41st Army ground forces, has been taken out near the city of Kharkiv. This comes just days after previous reports that Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky, also a deputy commander of the 41st Army, was killed by a Ukrainian sniper. RELATED: Putin has alienated …

Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky killed by Ukrainians in blow to Putin
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky killed by Ukrainians in blow to Putin

The Independent  

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