Head of Russia's nuclear defence forces killed in explosion in Moscow

Kirillov's assistant also died in the blast

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Moscow, Updated At : 12:19 PM Dec 17, 2024 IST

Lt. General Igor Kirillov

Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, was killed early Tuesday by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Kirillov's assistant was also died in the blast.

Kirillov had been sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court Monday for the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia's invasion of the country.

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