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Russia announces arrest of suspect in killing of top general in Moscow

2024-12-18 16:05:02Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Russia announces arrest of suspect in killing of top general in Moscow
Explosion in Moscow

Russia's security service announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. Russia said the detainee was an Uzbek national recruited by Ukrainian intelligence.

General Igor Kirillov was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter near his Moscow residence, a day after Ukraine's security service filed criminal charges against him. The blast also killed his aide. A Ukrainian official said the security service was behind the attack.

Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, did not provide the suspect's name, but said he was born in 1995. According to a statement from the Russian FSB, the detainee had claimed to have been recruited by Ukrainian special services. The Associated Press could not confirm the circumstances under which the suspect may have been questioned by Russian security services.

The FSB said the suspect was promised a $100,000 reward and resettlement in an EU country in exchange for killing Kirillov.

The Federal Security Service said the suspect followed instructions from Ukraine by traveling to Moscow, where he equipped himself with an improvised explosive device. He placed the device on an electric scooter and parked it at the entrance to the palace where the senior military official, Kirillov, lived.

The suspect then rented a car and installed a camera in it, broadcasting live footage of the target scene to the orderers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

As Kirillov was seen leaving the palace, the suspect detonated the bomb. The FSB said the suspect faces a sentence of up to life in prison.

The suspect was arrested in a village in the Moscow region, according to Interior Ministry official Irina Volk, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

Kirillov, 54, was head of the Russian military's nuclear, biological and chemical forces and was under sanctions by several countries, including the UK and Canada, for his role in Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine's Security Service, SBU, opened a criminal investigation against him on Monday on charges of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons. Russia has denied using any chemical weapons in Ukraine and has accused Kiev of using toxic agents in the fighting.

In this post since 2017, Mr. Kirillov was among the most senior figures to hold several press conferences accusing Kiev of using toxic agents and planning attacks with radioactive substances, claims that Ukraine and its Western allies dismissed as propaganda.

An SBU official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said his agency was responsible for the assassination. The Ukrainian official called Russian serviceman Kirillov “a war criminal and a completely legitimate target.” The official provided video footage of the explosion. Russia’s top investigative agency said it was investigating the case as terrorism, and officials in Moscow have vowed to punish Ukraine. The Kremlin said Wednesday that it was “clear” that Ukraine was behind Mr. Kirillov’s killing. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kiev “does not shy away from terrorist methods.” / VOA


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