Russia says suspect detained in killing of senior general Igor Kirillov in Moscow
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia says suspect detained in killing of senior general Igor Kirillov in Moscow

New Indian Express  

MOSCOW: Russia's security service said 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 leveled criminal charges against him. Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, didn't name the suspect, but said he was born in 1995. The suspect was detained in a village in the Moscow region, according to Ministry of Internal Affairs official Irina Volk, who was quoted by Russian state news agency TASS.

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Russia claims it foiled several Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia claims it foiled several Ukrainian plots to kill senior officers with disguised bombs

The Independent  

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Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s top security agency said Thursday that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate senior military officers, an announcement that follows the killing of a top Russian general last week. The Federal Security Service, a top KGB successor known under its Russian acronym FSB, said in a statement carried by …

Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders
3 weeks ago

Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders

LA Times  

Investigators examine the scene where the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces and his assistant were killed by an explosive device in Moscow last week. Russia’s top security agency said Thursday that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate senior military officers, an announcement that follows the killing of …

An Uzbek man is charged in Moscow with killing a Russian general in a bombing claimed by Ukraine
3 weeks, 6 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 weeks 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 …

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

Suspected assassin of Russian general Igor Kirillov arrested, Moscow says
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4 weeks 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
4 weeks 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 Says It Has Detained A Suspect In Top General's Killing
4 weeks ago

Russia Says It Has Detained A Suspect In Top General's Killing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Russia’s security service said 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 leveled criminal charges against him. In this photo taken from video …

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

Who was Igor Kirillov, senior Russian general killed by bombing in Moscow?
4 weeks ago

Who was Igor Kirillov, senior Russian general killed by bombing in Moscow?

The Independent  

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Russia detains suspect over murder of General Igor Kirillov in Moscow
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4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Igor Kirillov: Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior general
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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 says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
4 weeks, 1 day ago

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

LA Times  

A man lays flowers on Wednesday at the apartment block in Moscow, Russia, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov. 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 accuses Ukraine’s allies of condoning ‘terrorism’ after top Russian general killed
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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?
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Explosion kills head of Russia's nuclear defence forces, assistant in Moscow
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Explosion kills head of Russia's nuclear defence forces, assistant in Moscow

Deccan Chronicle  

Moscow: An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, early on Tuesday, Russia's Investigative Committee said. Kirillov's assistant also died in the blast, triggered by the device which was placed in a scooter, officials said. Ukraine's Security Services on December 16 …

Live updates: Russian general Igor Kirillov indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion
Top News
55 years 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
Top News
55 years 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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
Top News
4 weeks, 1 day 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
Trending News
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Russian general killed in Moscow, Ukraine's security service claims responsibility
Top News
4 weeks, 2 days 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
4 weeks, 2 days 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?
4 weeks, 2 days 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 …

Russian general in charge of chemical and biological warfare is killed in Moscow
4 weeks, 2 days 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. …

News Analysis: Russian general’s assassination in Moscow: Chilling new phase in Ukraine war?
4 weeks, 2 days ago

News Analysis: Russian general’s assassination in Moscow: Chilling new phase in Ukraine war?

LA Times  

Investigators stand at the site where Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, were killed by an explosive device planted near a residential apartment building in Moscow on Dec. 17, 2024. On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top …

A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing after accusations by Ukraine
4 weeks, 2 days ago

A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing after accusations by Ukraine

LA Times  

Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow. A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. Russia’s top state investigative agency said it’s looking …

Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy
8 months, 1 week 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 …

A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia found shot dead outside of Moscow
1 year, 1 month ago

A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia found shot dead outside of Moscow

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion was found dead on Wednesday near Moscow. Illia Kyva, 46, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament who had called for Kyiv to surrender when Russian troops invaded the country in February 2022, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in a cottage …

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness
1 year, 4 months ago

Russian hard-line nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist …

Ukraine detains alleged Russian informant involved in possible assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine detains alleged Russian informant involved in possible assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

India TV News  

The Ukraine Security Service on Monday detained an alleged Russian informant for gathering information about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a suspected plan to assassinate him. In a statement, the security service said that the woman was "collecting information for an airstrike during Zelenskyy's visit" to the Mykolaiv region last month and attempted to establish his schedule, route and visits in …

Russian military officer, on Ukraine blacklist, shot dead while running in park
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian military officer, on Ukraine blacklist, shot dead while running in park

India Today  

A Russian military officer, who appeared on Ukraine's blacklist of war criminals, was assassinated while on his morning run in a park in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar on Tuesday. READ | Award-winning Ukrainian writer killed in Russian missile attack on restaurant A 64-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack. He could have tracked the …

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger
1 year, 9 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 …

Russia orders its troops to withdraw from key Ukrainian city of Kherson
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia orders its troops to withdraw from key Ukrainian city of Kherson

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. Proceed with the withdrawal of troops and take all …

Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson killed in blast
2 years, 6 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 …

Kyiv says it captured Ukrainian pro-Russia politician
2 years, 9 months ago

Kyiv says it captured Ukrainian pro-Russia politician

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian authorities say they arrested Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Kremlin tycoon, in a ‘special operation’ after he fled house arrest. Security agency chief Ivan Bakanov said agents carried out a “lightning-fast and dangerous multi-level special operation to detain” the Russia-friendly lawmaker. Kyiv’s crackdown on Medvedchuk sparked anger in the Kremlin, with Putin pledging at one stage to “respond” to what he …

Russian spy chiefs ‘under house arrest’ as Putin blames them for Ukraine setbacks
2 years, 10 months ago

Russian spy chiefs ‘under house arrest’ as Putin blames them for Ukraine setbacks

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. Read our privacy policy A Russian spy chief and …

Roman Protasevich | Plucked from the sky
3 years, 7 months ago

Roman Protasevich | Plucked from the sky

The Hindu  

On May 23, Roman Protasevich, a 26-year-old Belarussian journalist, boarded a Ryanair flight from Athens, Greece, to Vilnius, Lithuania, with his girlfriend Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student. When the plane landed, KGB agents — the Belarussian secret service still goes by the old Soviet name — whisked away Mr. Protasevich and Ms. Sapega. It has since emerged that the …

Vladimir Putin says men suspected of poisoning former spy in UK identified as civilians, urges them to speak to media
6 years, 4 months ago

Vladimir Putin says men suspected of poisoning former spy in UK identified as civilians, urges them to speak to media

Firstpost  

The British government has said Putin is ultimately responsible for the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal, a claim the Kremlin has strongly denied. Vladivostok: Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the two men whom Britain suspect of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal with a military-grade nerve agent, are not criminals and have been identified as civilians. Speaking …

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