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The general, Igor Kirillov, died after a bomb in a scooter exploded, officials said. He was the head of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces.
Dec. 17, 2024, 1:58 a.m. ET
A Russian general was killed by a bomb planted in a scooter on a Moscow street on Tuesday, the Russian authorities said, in one of the most brazen assassinations since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago.
The general, Igor Kirillov, died along with an aide after an explosive device planted in a scooter was detonated on Tuesday morning near the entryway to a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow, Russia’s Investigative Committee, a law enforcement agency, said in a statement.
General Kirillov was the head of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces.
This is a developing story.
Anton Troianovski is the Moscow bureau chief for The Times. He writes about Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. More about Anton Troianovski
