Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was reportedly leaving a residential block when a nearby scooter exploded.

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Ukraine Says It Killed Senior Russian General in Moscow Bombing

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Top Russian general killed in bomb blast in Moscow

Ukraine official says Kyiv was behind assassination of Igor Kirillov, head of nuclear, chemical and biological defence forces
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Bomb Kills Russian General in Moscow

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.
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The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow, officials say
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