A Ukrainian official has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the commander of Russia’s chemical, biological, and radiation defense forces, and his assistant, who were killed in an explosion in Moscow. The explosive device was placed in a scooter near a residential apartment block on Ryazansky Avenue and triggered remotely. The bomb had the power of roughly 300 grams of TNT, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
The Ukrainian Security Services, or SBU, has taken credit for the killing, stating that Kirillov was considered a 'war criminal and an entirely legitimate target.' The SBU had charged Kirillov with crimes just one day before the bombing occurred.
