Ukraine's security service claims assassination of Russian general sanctioned for chemical weapons use
The head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, was killed early Tuesday in an explosion set off by a device planted at an apartment block in Moscow, Russian officials said.
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A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow. Ukraine official says secret service was behind it
A senior Russian general has been killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in MoscowABC News - 4m -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv claims responsibility for killing of Russian general in Moscow
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment after a device inside a scooter detonated. Russia is boosting its ballistic arsenal with new strategic missile systems, plans ...The Guardian - 16m -
Ukraine Says It Killed Senior Russian General in Moscow Scooter Bombing
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces’ Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, was suspected by Ukraine of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons.The Wall Street Journal - 33m -
Russian general sanctioned over chemical weapon use in Ukraine killed in Moscow blast
Lt Gen Igor Kirillov killed along with his assistant after device inside scooter exploded, Russia’s investigative committee says. Live updates: Russian general dies in Moscow explosion . The head ...The Guardian - 3h -
US warns experimental Russian missile may be used against Ukraine soon
Russia could soon launch another attack against Ukraine using an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), according to a U.S. official. The official said that Russia could fire its ...The Hill - 5d -
US gives $20bn to Ukraine funded by seized Russian assets
The move means Russia is being forced to "bear the costs of its illegal war", the US Treasury said.BBC News - 6d -
U.S. Spy Agencies Monitor Chemical Weapons Storage Sites, Fearing Use in Syria
But aides to President Biden have made clear that the United States has no intention of intervening in support of either President Bashar al-Assad or the rebels.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
U.S. warily eyes Syrian war, with spy agencies monitoring chemical weapons storage sites for signs of use.
“We are not going to insert ourselves to affect the outcome of this,” an them explained.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Russian general warned US about hypersonic missile test in Mediterranean: Exclusive
Russia's top general warned America's top general that U.S. Navy ships should not be close to an upcoming Russian hypersonic missile test in the eastern Mediterranean.ABC News - Dec. 4
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