The head of Russia’s radiation, chemical and biological defense forces was killed in an explosion in Moscow

by time news

2024-12-17 05:58:00

In Moscow, an explosion occurred near a residential building on Ryazansky Prospect. Russian telegram channels write that two people died. Photos from the scene of the explosion show bodies lying on the ground near the entrance of the house.

Telegram channel The basewho receives information, including from the security forces, reports that the dead are a lieutenant general and his assistant (according to another version, the driver). According to the ASTRA telegram channel, Lt. General Igor Kirillov — head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Russian Armed Forces.

ASTRA analyzed the pictures of the car near the house on Ryazansky prospect before the explosion – considering the databases posted earlier on the Internet, the car was indeed used by Kirilov. Other channels on a similar topic also write about Kirillov’s death.

TASS reports, regarding emergency services, the death of two people in an explosion on the first floor of a residential building. The publication states that “the house is not gassed”. The investigative committee has already opened a criminal case regarding the explosion.

Residents of the house suspect that the explosives were in a scooter parked near the entrance.

The SBU said that the undermining of the Russian officer was organized by the Ukrainian special services. Kirillov was called a completely legal target.

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was under British sanctions. He is accused of involvement in the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine and of spreading disinformation. Earlier, the United States and its allies concluded that Russia used the poisonous substance chlorpicrin against the Ukrainian military.

Minibarons of Belarus expressed Condolences on the death of Kirillov.

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