General Kirillov: Bomb attack in Moscow shocked Russia!

General Kirillov: Bomb attack in Moscow shocked Russia!

A devastating attack shakes Moscow: General Kirillov dead!

In a shocking incident that puts the Russian capital into turmoil, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the troops for radiological, chemical and biological defense, was killed in a bomb attack! The attack occurred on Tuesday in front of a residential building on the Ryazansky prospectus when a explosive load was hidden in an electric scooter.

The Russian investigative authority confirmed the tragic death of the general and his assistant. "Igor Kirillov, the head of the ray protection forces of the Russian armed forces, and his assistant were killed," said the official message. The explosion was devastating and left a bloody scene that was documented in pictures on telegram channels: Two corpses lay in the snow-covered blood, while rubble and rubble littered.

Ukrainian security authority assumes responsibility

An insider of the Ukrainian security authority (SBU) stated to Al Jazeera that the Ukraine was behind this attack. "We take responsibility for the bombing of the head of the Russian radiological, chemical and biological defense forces, Igor Kirillov," said the source. According to reports from Reuters and AFP, Kirillov was called the "legitimate goal". So far, however, Ukraine has not made an official statement on the incident.

The explosive charge had a thickness of around 300 grams of TNT equivalent, which underlines the brutality of the attack. The Russian side has repeatedly accused Ukraine of carrying out targeted attacks on its ground, especially since the beginning of the comprehensive invasion in February 2022.

a dangerous game of power

dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of the Security Council of Russia, described the attack as an attempt by Kiev to distract from his military failures. He swore that the "top military-political leadership" of Ukraine will experience inevitable retaliation. Meanwhile, Ukrainian prosecutors Kirillov have accused of what Russia vehemently contested because of the alleged use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine.

In October, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions against Kirillov and its troops for using irritant gases and reports on the use of the toxic substance Chlorpikrin on the battlefield. Chlorpikrin, a strong smelling, suffocating agent, was used as a tear gas in the First World War and is expressly banned according to the organization for the ban on chemical weapons (OPCW).

The SBU has documented more than 4,800 missions of chemical weapons since February 2022, in particular the use of K-1 combat grenades. Russia is increasing increasing pressure to show more transparency about the alleged use of chemical weapons, while at the same time it claims that it no longer has a military chemical arsenal.