Top Russian General Killed In Moscow Blast, Investigators Confirm Electric Scooter Explosion | N18G
On December 17, a bomb hidden in an electric scooter killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops (RKhBZ), and his assistant in Moscow. The explosion occurred outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, about 7 km southeast of the Kremlin. Photographs from the scene showed a shattered building entrance and bodies in the snow. A criminal investigation has been launched. Kirillov’s unit, RKhBZ, is responsible for operating under hazardous conditions involving radioactive, chemical, and biological threats. The attack comes after Ukrainian prosecutors charged Kirillov in absentia with using banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, accusations Russia denies. Additionally, Britain sanctioned Kirillov and his unit in October for allegedly using toxic agents like chloropicrin in battlefield situations. Local residents reported hearing a loud bang, and there was no security at the residential block where the attack occurred. The Russian authorities are investigating the bombing.
