Igor KirillovHe who led the chemical, biological and radiological protection force of the Russian army was killed along with his deputy commander when “on the morning of December 17, at Ryazansky Airport, an installation was mounted on a motorcycle parked near the entrance to a residential building. The explosive device was activated.” Moscow Street, AFP quoted officials as saying.
Two people were killed in an explosion on Moscow’s Ryazan Street, state news agency TASS reported.
The incident occurred on Ryazan Prospekt, a thoroughfare that starts about 7 kilometers (4.35 miles) southeast of the Kremlin.
Kirillov assumed the leadership of the unit in April 2017.
During his military career, the general served in various hazardous materials-related positions, serving at the Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces Command.
A Ukrainian court on Monday handed down a default verdict against Kirillov on charges of deploying banned weapons chemical weapons During Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine starting in February 2022.
