Head of Russia's nuclear defence forces killed in explosion in Moscow
Kirillov was sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court Monday for the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia's military operation in Ukraine that started in February 2022
Author : AP
Update: 2024-12-17 07:41 GMT
Investigates work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces was killed (AP)
MOSCOW: The head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed early Tuesday by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Kirillov's assistant also died in the blast.blast
Kirillov was sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court Monday for the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia's military operation in Ukraine that started in February 2022.