The huge blast killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, head of Vladimir Putin’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov 54 the commander of Vladimir Putin’s Radiation Chemical and Biological Defense Forces was killed in a massive explosion captured on dramatic video.
Following the explosion of an electric scooter nearby Kirillov and his assistant 33-year-old Ilya Polikarpov came out of the glass door of his Moscow apartment building.
Around 6 a.m. today, the bombing killed the general and his assistant instantly.
He had committed war crimes by orchestrating the use of chemical weapons against Kyiv troops according to sources in Ukraine’s SBU security service and was a legitimate target.
Installed in a car-sharing vehicle parked with a view of Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillovs apartment building door was a camera that was used to blow up Kirillov and his driver.
To make the apparatus less noticeable the lens was aimed at the entrance and covered with a cloth.
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Police say the bomber could remotely set off the explosion by watching the scene online. Investigators took two packages—likely a camera and charger—out of the vehicle.
According to reports, Kirillov is the most well-known military leader to be killed since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Watch the video below;
