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.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine's SBU assassinates Russian general charged with chemical weapons crimes
Ukraine's SBU assassinates Russian general charged with chemical weapons crimes, source claims ・Ukraine's Special Forces claim to kill 50 North Korean soldiers in 3 days ・Russia heavily attacking in Kursk Oblast for 3rd day,
Ukraine behind killing of Russian chemical weapons general in Moscow blast, sources say
A senior Russian general was killed in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian media reported early Tuesday.
Russian Chemical Weapons General Killed by Bomb in Scooter
Lt. General Igor Kirillov was charged in Ukraine in absentia on Monday for the use of banned chemical weapons and had been sanctioned by other countries.
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.
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.
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 in assassination of general sanctioned for chemical weapons use
A man has been arrested in connection with the assassination of the head of Russia's chemical, radiological and biological weapons unit, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, authorities said.
Suspect detained in killing of Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's biological, chemical forces in Moscow blast
Russia's security service says it's detained a suspect in the killing of a senior general in Moscow. The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services.
Russia detains suspect accused of killing high-ranking general in Moscow
A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the Tuesday killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow, according to Russian officials.
General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's biological, chemical forces, killed in Moscow blast claimed by Ukraine
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Russia Blast: Ukrainian Intelligence Behind Killing of Russia's Top Chemical Warfare Officer: Report
A senior general in the Russian armed forces was killed in an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Igor ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv claims assassination of Putin’s nuclear general in Moscow scooter bomb attack
A defence expert has warned of major Russian retaliation after a senior Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces died in Moscow on Tuesday (17 December). Igor Kirillov was killed outside ...