The SBU killed Russian Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Forces Head Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant Major Ilya Polikarpov in Moscow via an IED planted on a scooter.
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SBU carried out a special operation to kill Kirillov, whom the SBU sources described as a legitimate target for his war crimes and use of banned chemical weapons
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed in an explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow along with his assistant
In December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed in an explosion in Moscow.
The Dec. 17 killing of Russian Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov in Moscow — reportedly by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
Kyiv Post sources in Ukraine's special services confirmed authenticity of video showing Kirillov's killing
On the morning of December 17, it became known that a Russian general was blown up in Moscow. His personal aide also died.
It became known that the head of the RF Armed Forces' radiation, chemical and biological defence troops, Igor Kirillov, and his assistant were killed in an explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow.
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