In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Russia announced the detention of an Uzbek citizen who confessed to planting a bomb that killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov in Moscow. Kirillov, head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was assassinated along with his assistant outside his residence when a bomb concealed in an electric scooter exploded.
This marks the first assassination of such a senior Russian military figure on Russian soil, with Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service claiming responsibility. The SBU accused Kirillov of deploying chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces, an allegation Moscow firmly denies.
Russia’s Investigative Committee reported that the suspect, unnamed in the statement, admitted to receiving an improvised explosive device upon arriving in Moscow. He described placing the bomb on an electric scooter and setting up a surveillance camera in a nearby rental car. The assassination, reportedly orchestrated from Dnipro, Ukraine, involved remote detonation as Kirillov exited his apartment.
The suspect, born in 1995, allegedly accepted an offer of $100,000 and residency in a European country for his role. Investigators are pursuing additional suspects, with reports of another detention, though independent confirmation is pending. This incident underscores the intensifying conflict and intrigue between Russia and Ukraine.
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