Ukrainian security sources say they killed Russian general Igor Kirillov using bomb in electric scooter
.Watch 40sEmergency services at the scene of the explosion in Moscow that killed a top Russian general.
UPDATE from The Guardian
The Guardian view on a Moscow assassination:
Ukraine’s justified strike and Russia’s baseless outrage
Kyiv’s targeted killings expose the reach of its intelligence services, challenging the Kremlin’s war machine while sticking to the laws of war
Russia’s leadership is furious that one of their top commanders has been assassinated by Ukrainian spies.- Yet their anger seems misplaced: the targeted killing of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was not an unprovoked act, but a consequence of Russia’s ongoing offensive and Ukraine’s right to defend itself under international law.
The explosion – eliminating the head of the Russian military’s chemical, biological and radiological weapons unit, known as RKhBZ – also revealed the unexpectedly formidable capabilities of Ukraine’s secret service (SBU).
- The general and his assistant are the most senior figures assassinated
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