Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:05am on 17 Dec 2024,Tuesday International
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, was killed in a Moscow explosion on December 17, 2024. The bomb, hidden in an electric scooter, detonated outside a building near the Kremlin, resulting in Kirillov's death and that of his assistant. Kirillov had been recently charged in absentia by Ukrainian prosecutors for allegedly using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, a claim Russia denied. The explosion is under investigation, with a criminal case filed. Kirillov's troops, known for operating in hazardous conditions, were responsible for Russia's defense against chemical and radioactive threats.
