Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Ukraine says it killed senior Russian general who died in scooter blast in Moscow

 Sources in Kyiv say Ukraine killed a Russian general who died in an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday morning

  • Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was at the entrance to a residential block when a device hidden in an electric scooter went off

  • Sources in the Ukrainian security services tell the BBC irillov was a "legitimate target"


    On Monday, Kirillov was charged in Kyiv for the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

  • Kirillov had already been sanctioned by the UK, and others, for his role in Russia's use of chemical weapons

  • The bomb was remotely operated, Russian state media reports - pictures from the scene show a scooter with the handlebars seemingly blown off

  • THIS AND MORE UPDATES AT:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gx6p347dgt

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