Russia arrests Uzbeken for a bomb attack on General

Russia arrests Uzbeken for a bomb attack on General

A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen was arrested because he allegedly put the bomb that killed a high-ranking Russian general and his assistant, reported the Russian investigation on Wednesday.

Details of the attack

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Ukrainian reaction and background

The attack was carried out one day after Ukrainian prosecutors Kirillov had condemned for the use of banned chemical weapons during the invasion of Russia. A source with knowledge of the operation later told CNN that the Ukrainian secret service SBU was behind the attack.

The role of the Uzbek suspect

According to the official announcement of the investigative service, the Uzbek suspect was allegedly recruited by the Ukrainian secret services and was sent to Moscow under their guidance.

"The arrested person received a self-made explosive device and placed it on an E-Scooter that he parked at the entrance to the house in which Igor Kirillov lived," said the committee.

monitoring and implementation of the attack

To monitor Kirillov's residence, the suspect rented a car and equipped it with a surveillance camera. "The recordings of this camera were transmitted online to the organizers of the terrorist attack in the city of Dnipro. After a video signal was received by the soldiers when leaving the entrance, the explosive device was lit away from them," added the committee.

reward and reactions

The arrested Uzbek citizen received a financial reward of $ 100,000 and a residence guarantee in an unadorned European country, according to the committee.

Russian officials reacted with great anger at the death of the general and sworn that there would be “undoubtedly and without grace”.