{"id":138708,"date":"2024-12-19T08:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T01:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138708"},"modified":"2024-12-19T08:25:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T01:25:37","slug":"whats-known-about-the-bombing-that-killed-a-top-russian-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138708","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s known about the bombing that killed a top Russian general"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The killing of a senior Russian general <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-explosion-head-of-nuclear-defense-forces-killed-9656bce946a9f552454df9debe5fbd18\">in a bombing<\/a><\/span> outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the war in Ukraine to the streets of the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Some things to know about the attack and who is suspected of being behind it:<\/p>\n<h2>What happened?<\/h2>\n<p>Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed Tuesday morning by a bomb hidden on an electric scooter parked near the entrance of his apartment block in southeastern Moscow as he left for his office. Kirillov\u2019s assistant also died in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The bomb was triggered remotely, according to Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service, or FSB. 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Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military\u2019s radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka Patriot park, outside Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2018. 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These special troops are tasked with protecting the military from the enemy\u2019s use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and ensuring operations in a contaminated environment.<\/p>\n<p>He was under <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/eu-sanctions-russia-ukraine-korea-drones-ships-e21dc29c798b27bc4791c992a09fcfb8\">sanctions from several countries<\/a><\/span>, including the U.K. and Canada, for his actions in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\">Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a><\/span>. On Monday, Ukraine\u2019s Security Service, or SBU, opened a criminal investigation against him, accusing Kirillov of directing the use of banned chemical weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has denied using any chemical weapons in Ukraine and has accused Kyiv of using them.<\/p>\n<p>Kirillov, who took his post in 2017, was one of the highest profile figures to level those accusations. He held numerous briefings to accuse the Ukrainian military of using toxic agents and planning to launch attacks with radioactive substances \u2014 claims Kyiv and its Western allies rejected as propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>His assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, was also killed in the attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n                    <bsp-figure><\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\" data-openoverlay=\"\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-b40000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/7ddb3a1\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6421x4281+0+0\/resize\/800x533!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbb%2Fb4%2F6396ac84ab046fb3b6b9b609db10%2Fc0268b5c579c4e6eb7b2b4b12942a430 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18, 2024, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia\u2019s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov. (AP Photo\/Dmitry Serebryakov)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-slides\" data-slidescount=\"1\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-slide\" data-slidenumber=\"0\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-columns\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-info\">\n                        <bsp-carousel-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-show-less=\"\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"\" data-less-id=\"\"><br \/>\n                            <button class=\"ReadLess\"><br \/>\n                                <svg class=\"icon-linkCaret\">\n                                    <use xlink:href=\"#link-caret\"\/>\n                                <\/svg><br \/>\n                            <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-info-description\">\n<p>A person walks past an apartment block in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia\u2019s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov. (AP Photo\/Dmitry Serebryakov)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ReadBtn\">Read More<\/button><br \/>\n                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/template><\/p>\n<p><\/bsp-figure>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Who has claimed responsibility?<\/h2>\n<p>An SBU official said Tuesday that the agency was behind the attack. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information, described Kirillov as a \u201cwar criminal and an entirely legitimate target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SBU official provided the video of the bombing.<\/p>\n<h2>Who has been detained?<\/h2>\n<p>The FSB said Wednesday it <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-general-killed-suspected-arrested-32e504b029d8db0b8d52474d75efc383\">detained a suspect<\/a><\/span>, described as a citizen of the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan who was born in 1995. The Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies identified him as Akhmad Kurbanov.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FSB, the suspect said he was recruited by Ukrainian special services. The Associated Press could not confirm the conditions under which the suspect made the statement to the security services.<\/p>\n<p>The FSB said the suspect said he had been promised $100,000 and resettlement to a European Union country in exchange for killing Kirillov.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said that acting on instructions from Ukraine, the suspect traveled to Moscow, where he obtained a homemade bomb, placed it on an e-scooter and parked it at the entrance to Kirillov\u2019s apartment building.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect rented a car to monitor the location and set up a camera that livestreamed the scene to his handlers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, detonating the bomb when Kirillov left the building, the FSB said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect faces a sentence of up to life imprisonment, the FSB said.<\/p>\n<p>Russian media reports said the FSB tracked the suspect by studying video from surveillance cameras and cellphone calls.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div 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src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/508709b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5602x3735+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd7%2Ff7%2Fe09fdde12b30a89b1147ccdaa901%2F3109358f51514ea4b67b4fc266e4c2d1\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<div class=\"Figure-content-text\"><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">\n<p>Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen at lower center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment\u2019s block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-slides\" data-slidescount=\"1\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-slide\" data-slidenumber=\"0\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-columns\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-info\">\n                        <bsp-carousel-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-show-less=\"\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"\" data-less-id=\"\"><br \/>\n                            <button class=\"ReadLess\"><br \/>\n                                <svg class=\"icon-linkCaret\">\n                                    <use xlink:href=\"#link-caret\"\/>\n                                <\/svg><br \/>\n                            <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-info-description\">\n<p>Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen at lower center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment\u2019s block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ReadBtn\">Read More<\/button><br \/>\n                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/template><\/p>\n<p><\/bsp-figure>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s still not known?<\/h2>\n<p>The FSB has not said how the suspect was recruited. He was detained in a village in the Moscow region, Interior Ministry official Irina Volk told Tass.<\/p>\n<p>It is not known where he is being held or when he will appear in court. That is expected in the coming days, to hear the terms of his pre-trial detention. Under Russian law, a person may only be remanded in custody for 48 hours before a court order is made.<\/p>\n<h2>What has Russia said about the attack?<\/h2>\n<p>Russian officials have described the bombing as a \u201cterrorist act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin said Wednesday it was \u201cobvious\u201d that Ukraine was behind Kirillov\u2019s killing, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Kyiv \u201cdoes not shy away from terrorist methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While President Vladimir Putin has not publicly spoken about the attack, Peskov said he expressed his condolences on Kirillov\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n                    <bsp-figure><\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\" data-openoverlay=\"\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-060000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" 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Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov. (AP Photo\/Dmitry Serebryakov)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <template data-bsp-figure-overlay-template=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-slides\" data-slidescount=\"1\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-slide\" data-slidenumber=\"0\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-columns\">\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-info\">\n                        <bsp-carousel-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-show-less=\"\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-id=\"\" data-less-id=\"\"><br \/>\n                            <button class=\"ReadLess\"><br \/>\n                                <svg class=\"icon-linkCaret\">\n                                    <use xlink:href=\"#link-caret\"\/>\n                                <\/svg><br \/>\n                            <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"CarouselOverlay-info-description\">\n<p>A man lays flowers on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at the apartment block in Moscow, Russia, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov. (AP Photo\/Dmitry Serebryakov)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ReadBtn\">Read More<\/button><br \/>\n                        <\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <\/template><\/p>\n<p><\/bsp-figure>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia\u2019s Security Council, described the attack as an attempt by Kyiv to distract public attention from its military failures and vowed that its \u201csenior military-political leadership will face inevitable retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house of parliament, called Kirillov \u201ca professional military man, an intellectual, a Russian patriot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He \u201cdid a lot to increase the effectiveness of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces, to ensure the security and sovereignty of our country,\u201d Volodin said. \u2014-<\/p>\n<p>Illia Novikov in Kyiv, Ukraine, contributed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-general-bomb-suspect-arrested-817ba9cd738fb09e673c261f21a4c1ff\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The killing of a senior Russian general in a bombing outside his apartment building in Moscow was the boldest assassination yet of a top military officer and again brought the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138708\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}