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 MailThis 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, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces Kirillov and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov, 33, emerged from the glass door of his apartment block in Moscow when an electric scooter nearby exploded It's understood that the bomb was hidden inside an electric scooter when it detonated Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, died in the explosion as he emerged from his apartment block with his driver or assistant who was also killed Bodies are seen at the blast scene, which killed the commander of Russian armed forces' chemical, biological and radiation defence troops, Igor Kirillov, and his assistant The bombing - claimed by a member of Ukraine's SBU security service - came a day after Kyiv had accused Kirillov of overseeing the widespread use of banned chemical weapons against its troops in the conflict zone. Two body bags can be seen after the bomb was detonated outside the Moscow apartment The explosion blew through the apartment entrance and damaged the facade of the building Two bodies can be seen as bystanders watch emergency crews at the scene Footage from the aftermath of the explosion shows a smashed up car as emergency crews rushed to the scene Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, who was killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment's block in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2024 The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case following the explosion at Kirillov's building on Moscow's Ryazansky Prospekt. The SBU said: 'The Security Service has documented war crimes committed by Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces.