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Uzbek Citizen Held for General Kirillov's Assassination

Authorities in Moscow have apprehended an Uzbek national in connection with the assassination of General Igor Kirillov

Uzbek Citizen Held for General Kirillov's Assassination
Uzbek Citizen Held for General Kirillov's Assassination

An Uzbek national has been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of Gen. Igor Kirilov, head of Russia's air, chemical and biological defense unit, the Russian investigative agency announced Wednesday in Tuesday's bombing. The operation resulted in the death of the general and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov.
According to the statement, the suspect admitted during interrogation that he was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence for these activities. He obtained the grenades from Ukrainian personnel and placed them on an electric bicycle parked near the Moscow residential building where Kirilov lived and the suspect detonated the device from a distance as the commander and his aide left the interior of the building.
The suspect filmed the operation on a surveillance camera mounted in a rental car parked near the site, and the footage was broadcast directly to attackers in Dnipro, Ukraine Ordered the suspect promises $100,000 and the possibility of travel to Europe after completing the mission.
General Kirillov is a key figure in the Russian military and has been subject to international sanctions by the United Kingdom for his alleged use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops, which Ukraine claimed was responsible for his killing, he said described him as a war criminal and claimed that Russia had used banned weapons against him Ukrainian civilians.
In contrast, Russia has denied any use of chemical weapons in the conflict in Ukraine, saying it was an attack on the highest ranking Russian military commander on Russian soil is “inevitable revenge.” said Russian Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.
Russian authorities are still investigating the murder and continue to investigate the motives of the suspect, who had a back injury that police said may have contributed to his mental impairment.
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has denied allegations that Russian intelligence is intensifying its investigation into possible U.S. involvement in the attack. The assassination is expected to prompt a major shift in security policies pursued by Russian military leaders, amid ongoing military operations.