A high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces and his assistant have been killed in Moscow by Ukraine’s security service, a Ukrainian source has told the BBC.
Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely, Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK) said.
⚡️ JUST IN: The moment of the explosion that killed General Kirillov and his driver this morning in Moscow
The explosives were placed in an electric scooter parked near the door.
At least 10 apartments were damaged by the explosion: windows, loggias and balconies were hit. The… pic.twitter.com/efptFrXfr8
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 17, 2024
