General Igor Kirillov’s killing is one of the highest-profile assassinations of a Russian military official inside Russia since it invaded Ukraine in 2022|Mil.ru|CC BY 4.0
Russian General Igor Kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter in Moscow yesterday, according to officials. The explosion also killed his aide.
Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, claimed responsibility, saying Kirillov was a legitimate target for using chemical weapons in the war with Kyiv.
Kirillov’s killing is one of the highest-profile assassinations of a Russian military official inside Russia since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Russia called the killing an act of terrorism.