Ukraine claims it's behind Moscow blast that killed head of Russia's nuclear defense forces

The head of Russia's nuclear defense forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators say. Ukraine clams it was behind the blast.

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