Igor Kirillov

2024 - 12 - 17

Moskvas Madige Tragedie: General Igor Kirillov Er Dræbt i Eksplosion!

Igor Kirillov - Kemiske våben - Moskvas eksplosion - Russisk militær - Russisk sikkerhed - SBU - Ukrainsk efterretningstjeneste - Ukraine

Den ukrainske efterretningstjeneste hævder ansvaret for mordet på Igor Kirillov, en nøglefigur i Kremls military, og debatten om kemiske våbens brug blusser op! 🤯💣

Den russiske general Igor Kirillov, som tidligere har været involveret i kontroversielle beslutninger vedrørende kemiske våben i Ukraine, er blevet dræbt i en eksplosion i Moskva. Kirillov, som ledede Ruslands Nukleare, Biologiske og Kemiske Forsvarsstyrker, blev angiveligt myrdet på grund af sin rolle i den igangværende konflikt, hvor han har været direkte anklaget for at godkende brugen af kemiske våben mod ukrainske styrker. Eksplosionen fandt sted, mens han forlod sin lejlighed, og der er allerede spekulationer om, at det ukrainske sikkerhedspoliti er ansvarlige for attentatet.

Den dramatiske udvikling har sendt chokbølger gennem den russiske militære ledelse, da Kirillov bliver den højeste rangerede militære officer, der er blevet dræbt under dette krigsforløb. Ikke kun var han head af de meget omdiskuterede kemiske forsvarsdivisioner, men hans død rejser også nye spørgsmål om Ruslands sikkerhed og beskyttelsestaktikker. Det ukrainske SBU - efterretningstjenesten - har officielt hævdet ansvaret for mordet, hvilket får Rusland til at lovgive om hævn.

Eksplosionens indhold og farer langs togbanerne i Moskva trækker stor opmærksomhed. Sidste år blev Kirillov sanktioneret af Storbritannien for sin påståede rolle i kemiske angreb i Ukraine, og mange i det internationale samfund anser hans død som en potentiel slagsmål i den overordnede konflikt, der skaber nye muligheder for de ukrainske styrker.

Statsmedier i Rusland bekræfter, at en 29-årig mand af uzbekisk nationalitet er blevet anholdt, og at han angiveligt har tilstået at have plantet bomben. Det understreger en ny ordning af psykologiske krigsførelse og efterretningsoperationer, der længe har været en medvirkende faktor i konflikten mellem Rusland og Ukraine.

Vidste du, at kemiske våben blev forbudt som følge af Haag-konventionerne i 1907, men på trods af dette er brugen af sådanne våben set i adskillige konflikter? Desuden er Kirillovs død en påmindelse om, hvor skrøbelig magt er, især når man står over for en fjende, som er parat til at operere uden for de traditionelle rammer for krig.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Igor Kirillov: Russian general in charge of nuclear protection forces ... (BBC News)

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was charged yesterday in Ukraine for the use of chemical weapons, and was sanctioned by the UK in October.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Aljazeera.com"

Russia-Ukraine war live: General Igor Kirillov killed in Moscow bomb ... (Aljazeera.com)

A source in the Security Service of Ukraine says the agency killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in a 'special operat.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CBS News"

Ukraine claims it's behind Moscow blast that killed head of Russia's ... (CBS News)

The head of Russia's nuclear defense forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Fortune"

Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast (Fortune)

Igor Kirillov was the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia yet as the Kremlin's campaign in Ukraine drags on.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CNN"

Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine (CNN)

A top Russian general accused of using chemical weapons on the battlefields in Ukraine was killed after a bomb went off in Moscow early Tuesday, ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Moscow Times"

Who Is Igor Kirillov, the Highest-Ranking Assassinated Russian ... (The Moscow Times)

The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division was killed Tuesday in an apparent targeted assassination outside an apartment building in Moscow.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Igor Kirillov: Russia's chemical weapons chief and mouthpiece killed ... (BBC News)

Kirillov, who has been killed in Moscow, was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Aljazeera.com"

Russian general Igor Kirillov killed in Moscow: What do we know so ... (Aljazeera.com)

Ukraine's SBU intelligence service claims responsibility for the bomb blast which Russian officials vow to avenge.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Moscow Times"

Who Is Igor Kirillov, the Highest-Ranking Russian General To Be ... (The Moscow Times)

The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division was killed Tuesday in an apparent targeted assassination outside an apartment building in Moscow.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ABC News"

Ukrainian security sources say they killed Russian general Igor ... (ABC News)

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who served as chief of Russia's nuclear defence forces, was recently accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Igor Kirillov: Russia's chemical weapons chief and mouthpiece killed ... (BBC News)

Kirillov, who has been killed in Moscow, was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Washington Post"

Who is Igor Kirillov, the Russian nuclear defense chief killed in ... (The Washington Post)

Kirillov ran Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical defense forces. Kyiv previously accused him of ordering the use of chemical weapons against Ukraine.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow (Reuters)

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Ukraine Says It Assassinated Russian General Igor Kirillov in ... (The New York Times)

A Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible for the assassination in Moscow of Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia's radioactive, chemical and ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Russian General Killed in a Moscow ... (The New York Times)

The general had faced sanctions for using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NPR"

An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in ... (NPR)

KYIV — A top Russian military leader accused of using banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow on Tuesday.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

What verified videos tell us about Igor Kirillov's death (BBC News)

Footage from the scene shows a blast targeting the Russian general as he left a Moscow apartment block.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

Video Captures Blast That Killed Russian General Igor Kirillov (The New York Times)

A video clip that recorded the assassination of Igor Kirillov, a high-ranking general, gives a few clues about the power and the placement of the explosive ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Ukraine says it killed Russian general Igor Kirillov in Moscow (BBC News)

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when a device hidden in a ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Independent"

Who was Igor Kirillov, senior Russian general killed by bombing in ... (The Independent)

Igor Kirillov was charged by Kyiv over use of banned chemical weapons in war.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Aljazeera.com"

Russia detains suspect over murder of General Igor Kirillov (Aljazeera.com)

Investigative Committee says 29-year-old Uzbek national suspected of carrying out attack on instructions of Ukraine.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Foreign Policy"

Russia Accuses Ukraine's SBU of Killing Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov (Foreign Policy)

Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at the assassination of a senior Russian military officer, a major earthquake hitting Vanuatu, ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Igor Kirillov: Russia detains Uzbek man over general's killing (BBC News)

A 29-year-old Uzbekistan citizen has been detained over the death of Kirillov and his assistant, state media says.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Reuters"

Russia detains suspect over murder of chemical weapons chief Igor ... (Reuters)

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, ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Financial Times"

Moscow arrests suspect in Igor Kirillov assassination (Financial Times)

A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of assassinating top Russian general Igor Kirillov, who died alongside his assistant when a bomb planted on a ...

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CNN"

Russia detains Uzbek national over bomb assassination of senior ... (CNN)

Russia said on Wednesday it had detained a man from Uzbekistan over the killing of a senior Russian general and his assistant in Moscow a day earlier.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CBS News"

Russia says suspect detained in killing of Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of ... (CBS News)

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.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Moscow Times"

Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Highest-Ranking Assassinated Russian ... (The Moscow Times)

The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division was killed Tuesday in an apparent targeted assassination outside an apartment building in Moscow.

Explore the last week