{"id":2380933,"date":"2024-12-17T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-general-killed-by-bomb-hiding-in-scooter-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:20:19","slug":"russian-general-killed-by-bomb-hiding-in-scooter-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-general-killed-by-bomb-hiding-in-scooter-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian general killed by bomb hiding in scooter &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-general-killed-by-bomb-hiding-in-scooter-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the death of a Russian general who was overseeing nuclear and chemical\u200b forces. He was reportedly killed by a bomb concealed in a\u200c scooter. The event highlights\u200c the ongoing conflicts involving Russia and raises concerns about security and military strategies. The \u200carticle may delve into the implications of this incident, considering its relevance in the context of modern warfare and geopolitical tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russian general leading nuclear and chemical forces killed by bomb hiding in scooter<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1913876\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian<\/a> general in charge of the country&rsquo;s nuclear and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">chemical weapons protection forces<\/a> was killed in a bombing in southeastern Moscow on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The general, Igor Kirillov, was killed, along with an aide, after an explosive device seemingly planted within a scooter was detonated near the entryway of a residential building, according to Russia&rsquo;s Investigative Committee. The committee has declared the explosion a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT &ndash; Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, center, the head of Russia&rsquo;s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, and his assistant, right, were killed by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-arrested-over-explosive-device-planted-in-french-cathedral\/\" title=\"Man Arrested Over Explosive Device Planted in French Cathedral\">explosive device planted<\/a> close to a residential apartment&rsquo;s block in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;On the morning of December 17, an explosive device planted in a scooter went off near a residential building entrance on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow, the investigation showed. Chief of Russia&rsquo;s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide were killed in the explosion,&rdquo; said Svetlana Petrenko, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee.<\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian Security Service official said Ukraine was responsible for the assassination, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/igor-kirillov-russia-nuclear-defense-forces-head-killed-moscow-explosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kirillov was a war criminal and an absolutely legitimate target, since he gave orders to use prohibited chemical weapons against the Ukrainian military,&rdquo; an informed source in the SBU said. &ldquo;Such an inglorious end awaits everyone who kills Ukrainians. Retribution for war crimes is inevitable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev honored Kirillov and promised a swift response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Attempts to intimidate our nation, stop the Russian offensive, or sow fear are doomed. Certain punishment awaits Banderite Nazis, including the top military and political leaders of a crumbling country,&rdquo;&nbsp;he said, per his office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A day before Kirillov&rsquo;s killing, the SBU had charged him in absentia under the allegations he was responsible for the &ldquo;massive use of banned chemical weapons&rdquo; in Ukraine. SBU said it has recorded more than 4,800 occasions of Russian forces using chemical weapons since the war began in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department announced in May 2024 that it was sanctioning more than 280 people and entities involved in Russia&rsquo;s use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-accuses-russia-of-illegally-using-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"U.S. accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine illegally\">chemical weapon chloropicrin<\/a> against Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1913876\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1913876\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian general Igor Kirillov killed by scooter bomb in Moscow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2380934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gen-Kirillov-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4229,3940,46973,46974,32076],"class_list":["post-2380933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bomb","tag-killed","tag-russian-general","tag-scooter","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Gen-Kirillov-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380937,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380933\/revisions\/2380937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}