Russian general eliminated by SBU – source

That's according to a well-informed source in the SBU, Ukrinform reported.

The source says an explosive device attached to an electric scooter detonated as Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant were leaving a residential apartment block on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow. The blast killed both.

"Kirillov was a war criminal and a completely legitimate target, since he gave orders to use banned chemical weapons against the Ukrainian military. Such an inglorious end awaits all who kill Ukrainians. Retribution for war crimes is inevitable," the source said.

Earlier reports said that Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces, had been killed along with his assistant in an explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow.

Kirillov, 54, had served in his position since May 2017, having played a pivotal role in the development and deployment of the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system.

On December 16, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) officially charged Kirillov (in absentia) of war crimes.

Since the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainian authorities have documented over 4,800 cases of chemical munitions being used against Ukrainian forces. These include K-1 combat grenades containing toxic irritants such as CS and CN.

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