Russia: head of nuclear protection Igor Kirillov was killed in an attack

The lieutenant general Igor Kirillovhead of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops (RCBZ) of Russiaand his driver died in an explosion in the southeast of Moscow. According to local media, both were leaving the entrance of a house when an explosive detonated. Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack against the man, who had held the position since 2017.

Kirillov (54) and his driver were leaving the entrance of a house in Ryazansky Prospekt around 6:00 on Tuesday when a improvised explosive device. The explosion blew out the windows of the nearest apartments, and the general’s car was also damaged. The Ukrainian security services claimed responsibility for the fatal attack against the senior Russian Army official, according to the AFP agency.

According to preliminary data, The explosive device was embedded in a scooter that was outside the house. Apparently, the detonation was carried out remotely, and the terrorist was observing what was happening through the entrance camera, to which many residents of the development have access.

According to a source from Ukrainian Security Servicethe agency takes credit for responsibility for the murder according to the medium Al Jazeera. Ukraine has not yet made official comments.

Who was Igor Kirillov, the general in charge of Russia’s nuclear and chemical weapons

Lieutenant General Kirillov led the Timoshenko Academy of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection of Russiabefore leading the Russian Army’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops in 2017. The main tasks of this force are to identify dangers and protect units from contamination by these dangerous substances, but also in “cause losses to the enemy using incendiary means”according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

He British Foreign Office claimed that the force he led had deployed “atrocious chemical weapons in Ukraine”, highlighting the widespread use of riot control substances and “multiple reports of the use of the toxic asphyxiating agent chloropicrin”.

Kirillov was known for his reports in the Russian Ministry of Defense, which led British diplomacy to describe him as “an important spokesperson for Kremlin disinformation.”“. The lieutenant even stated that “the Pentagon was trying to introduce populations of small animals carrying HIV and hepatitis B into Russia.”

In particular, he asserted that swarms of “Fighting mosquitoes” carrying various viruses were to be released to infect the Russians. He also accused USA of obstructing investigations into the origins of the Covid 19 pandemic and of preparing “a new pandemic by searching for virus mutations” and of attempting to “provoke Ukraine using toxic substances and blaming Russia in the process.”

Kirillov accused the US of spreading biological weapons in Ukraine

In March 2022, he made a sensational presentation before the Ministry of Defense in which he spoke about the American biolaboratories in Ukraine, where they were allegedly developing projects to spread biological weapons using bats and birds. Kirillov also accused Ukraine of provocations with toxic chemicals, including a “dirty bomb.”

Ukraine denounces that North Korean troops fight alongside Russia

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyassured that North Korean troops began to fight alongside Russian forces in the Russian Kursk regionthe scene for months of a Ukrainian incursion that Moscow has still not repelled.

In a speech to the population, Zelensky announced that he already has in his hands “preliminary data on Russia’s use of North Korean soldiers, a significant number of them, in its assaults.” Along these lines, the top Ukrainian leader pointed out against the Kremlin leader: “If this is not escalation, then what is the escalation that so many are talking about? It is Putin who takes measures to expand and prolong this war, further distancing the possibility of peace.”