Uzbek National Detained for Killing Russian Defense Chief Kirillov, Russia Accuses Ukraine of Involvement

Russia has announced the detention of an Uzbek national who confessed to planting and detonating a bomb to kill Russia's top general, Igor Kirillov, under the direction of Ukraine's SBU security service.

Uzbek National Detained for Killing Russian Defense Chief Kirillov, Russia Accuses Ukraine of Involvement

Uzbek National Detained for Killing Russian Defense Chief Kirillov, Russia Accuses Ukraine of Involvement


Uzbek National Detained for Killing Russian Defense Chief Kirillov, Russia Accuses Ukraine of Involvement

 Russia has announced the detention of an Uzbek national who confessed to planting and detonating a bomb to kill Russia's top general, Igor Kirillov, under the direction of Ukraine's SBU security service.

Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, was killed on Tuesday in an explosion outside his apartment building in Moscow. The bomb was hidden in an electric scooter.

Russia has accused Ukraine's security services of being involved in the assassination and plans to bring the matter to discussion at the United Nations Security Council.