The explosion on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and his assistant, APA reports citing Russian media.
According to Svetlana Petrenko, the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia, the incident was caused by the detonation of an explosive device placed on a scooter.
Petrenko said that the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Moscow has opened a criminal case into the murder. Investigators, criminologists and operational services are working at the scene. All circumstances of the crime have been established.
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09:25
An explosion in Moscow killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, and his assistant, APA reports.
Eyewitnesses said the explosion occurred as the men were leaving their home.
The explosive device was most likely planted on a scooter parked near the house.
The explosion caused the front door of the house to be demolished and windows to be broken.
The general's service car was also damaged.
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08:52
Lieutenant general of the Russian Armed Forces and his assistant were killed in an explosion in Moscow, APA reports, citing Russian Telegram channels.
Two people died in an explosion in the courtyard of a house in the Nizhny Novgorod district of Moscow.
The explosion occurred after an explosive device was detonated. According to preliminary information, the explosive device was placed at the exit of the building.
The explosion reportedly occurred at 6 a.m. local time near Building 2 on Ryazansky Avenue.
The explosion shattered windows in nearby apartments. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to the scene.
It should also be noted that no official response has been given to the information yet.
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