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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nimo Omer

Wednesday briefing: The world waits after Ukraine assassinates top Putin general in Moscow

Investigators wearing heavy suits examine the scene where Igor Kirillov and his deputy were killed in Moscow, Russia. The scene is cordoned off with tape and there is snow on the ground.
Investigators examine the scene where Igor Kirillov and his deputy were killed when a bomb exploded in Moscow, Russia, early yesterday morning. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Good morning.

In the early hours of yesterday morning, Russian general Igor Kirillov and his deputy were killed when a bomb concealed in an e-scooter detonated as they left an apartment. Ukraine’s SBU security service swiftly claimed responsibility for the attack, which stands as one of the most audacious assassinations of a senior Russian military figure since the war began almost three years ago. Russian authorities arrested a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan early today, the news agency Tass reported, citing the FSB, the country’s domestic spy agency.

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