Russia announced on Wednesday that a man from Uzbekistan has been detained in connection with the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, a senior Russian military official, and his assistant in Moscow. Kirillov, who led Russia's radiological, biological, and chemical protection forces, was targeted by a remotely detonated bomb placed on an electric scooter outside his apartment building.
The attack occurred a day after Ukrainian prosecutors indicted Kirillov for Russia's alleged use of banned chemical weapons during the conflict in Ukraine. Sources suggest that Ukraine's security service, the SBU, orchestrated the bombing, with the Uzbek suspect reportedly recruited and instructed by the SBU. The suspect was promised a cash reward and the opportunity to seek refuge in a European country.
