Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, was killed in an explosion outside his Moscow apartment. Suspicions point to a bomb concealed in an electric scooter detonated remotely. The incident occurred a day after Kyiv accused Kirillov of war crimes related to the alleged use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops.
A HIGH-ranking Russian general has been killed in an explosion in Moscow after a bomb was allegedly planted in an electric scooter.
The bombing - believed to be by a Ukrainian hit squad - came the day after Kyiv had accused Kirillov of overseeing the widespread use of banned chemical weapons against its troops in the conflict zone. He was accused of masterminding the use of K-1 grenades loaded with banned irritant agents, CS and CN.
RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR CRIMES CHEMICAL WEAPONS BOMBING
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