A senior Russian army official was killed in the explosion, which occurred on the morning of Tuesday, December 17, near a residential building in the southeast of Moscow, announced the Russian Investigative Committee, responsible for the main investigations. in the country. An assassination claimed by the Ukrainian security services.
« An explosive device, placed in a scooter parked near the entrance to a residential building, was activated on the morning of December 17 on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow “, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement. “ The commander of the Russian radionuclear, chemical and biological defense forces, Igor Kirillov, and his deputy were killed » following the explosion, according to the same source.
The entrance to the building was seriously damaged and the windows of several apartments were broken, according to images published by Russian media. “ A criminal investigation into the assassination of the two soldiers in Moscow has been opened ”, according to the Russian Investigative Committee.
An assassination claimed by the SBU
The Ukrainian security services (SBU) quickly claimed responsibility for the assassination of General Igor Kirillov. “ Today's bomb attack against Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, commander of the radiological, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian Armed Forces, is a special operation of the SBU », Said a source within the SBU.
Investigators were dispatched to the scene and examinations are underway to establish “ all circumstances » of the incident, according to the same source.
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