This article was originally published in Russian
General Kirillov, head of the Russian nuclear defense forces and his deputy, as well as a driver, were killed this Tuesday morning in an explosion in Moscow. The explosive device was detonated remotely.
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Thunderclap in Russia this Tuesday as fighting intensifies in Ukraine. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian troop forces, and his assistant were killed in an explosion southeast of Moscow early this morning.
According to media reports, Igor Kirillov and his assistant left the entrance to a residence on Ryazansky Prospekt around 6 a.m. It was at this precise moment that a device exploded, blowing out the windows of the nearest apartments. The general’s car was also damaged.
The explosive device would have been placed on a scooter parked in the street and the detonation would have been carried out remotely by the bomber.
A criminal investigation was immediately opened.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, has held the position of head of the radiological, chemical and biological defense troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation since 2017.
He was sanctioned in October by the United Kingdom for “deployment of barbaric chemical weapons in Ukraine”.
In March 2022, the general made headlines by claiming that American bio-laboratories in Ukraine were developing projects to distribute biological weapons using bats and birds.
Kirillov also accused Ukraine of provocations using toxic chemicals, including a “dirty bomb.”
The second person killed in the explosion was Lieutenant General Kirillov’s driver. He had come to pick up his superior around 6 a.m. to take him to work.
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