Igor Kirillov: Russia's chemical weapons chief and mouthpiece killed in Moscow
Kirillov, who has been killed in Moscow, was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Ukraine war: what chemical weapons is Russia accused of using and why?
The issue of Russia’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine was put firmly on the international agenda in May 2024, when the US imposed new sanctions on Russia, accusing it of resorting to the use of tear gas and chloropicrin, an odourless toxic irritant, on the battlefield in Ukraine.
General Igor Kirillov, the Russian chemical weapons chief and propagandist assassinated by Ukraine
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov met his demise in Moscow on Dec. 17, reportedly killed by a bomb attached to a scooter planted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). "Kirillov was a war criminal and a completely legitimate target,
Who is Igor Kirillov, the Russian nuclear defense chief killed in Moscow?
Kirillov ran Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical defense forces. Kyiv previously accused him of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Ukraine.
Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov
Russia said on Wednesday it had detained an Uzbek man who had confessed to planting and detonating a bomb which killed a top general, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on the instructions of Ukraine's SBU security service.
Igor Kirillov: Notorious mouthpiece and man behind Russia's chemical weapons
Kirllov, who has been killed in Moscow, was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Russia says suspect detained in killing of Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russian chemical weapons unit
Russian officials say a man has been detained over the killing of Lt. General Igor Kirillov, who led Russia's chemical and biological weapons unit.
Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Russian General Assassinated in Moscow?
Igor Kirillov, a general in charge of Russia’s military’s nuclear and chemical weapons protection forces, was killed on Tuesday by a bomb in Moscow, the Russian authorities said. An official with Ukraine’s security service,
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