{"id":1292,"date":"2024-12-18T10:43:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2024-12-18T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:43:07","slug":"ukraine-claims-responsibility-for-killing-of-russian-military-chemical-weapons-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/?p=1292","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Claims Responsibility for Killing of Russian Military Chemical Weapons Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tags: Ukraine, Russia, Assassination, Igor Kirillov, Chemical Weapons, SBU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assassination of General Kirillov<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia\u2019s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops. The killing occurred on December 17 in Moscow, where a bomb hidden in an electric scooter exploded, killing both Kirillov and his assistant as they exited a building. This high-profile assassination marks a significant escalation in Ukraine\u2019s targeted attacks on Russian military officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukrainian Intelligence Behind the Attack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) confirmed its involvement in the killing, describing Kirillov as a \u201cwar criminal\u201d responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces. An SBU source stated that the assassination was a legitimate act of retribution for the alleged war crimes committed by Kirillov. The bomb exploded as the two men were preparing to get into a car, leaving behind a scene of destruction, with shattered windows and a severely damaged building entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Targeted Killing and Its Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirillov\u2019s death is the highest-profile assassination of a Russian military leader inside Russia attributed to Ukraine. His murder is expected to prompt a review of security measures for Russian military officials. In response, senior Russian officials, including former president Dmitry Medvedev, warned of imminent retaliation against Ukraine for the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Allegations of Chemical Weapon Use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirillov, 54, had been a prominent figure in Russia\u2019s military, frequently appearing in state media where he accused Ukraine of violating nuclear safety protocols and alleged various crimes by the West. He had been sanctioned by Britain in October for his involvement in the use of chemical weapons, including riot control agents and toxic chemicals like chloropicrin, which Ukraine claimed were used to incapacitate its troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia\u2019s Response and Historical Context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The assassination follows reports that Ukrainian prosecutors had charged Kirillov in absentia for the alleged use of chemical weapons. The general\u2019s name also appeared on the Ukrainian \u201cMyrotvorets\u201d database, which tracks individuals seen as enemies of Ukraine. This is not the first high-profile killing attributed to Ukraine, with previous targets including nationalist ideologue Darya Dugina and pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Russia has consistently accused Ukraine of carrying out such targeted killings as part of its strategy during the ongoing war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tags: Ukraine, Russia, Assassination, Igor Kirillov, Chemical Weapons, SBU Assassination of General Kirillov Ukraine has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia\u2019s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops. The killing occurred on December 17 in Moscow, where a bomb hidden in an electric scooter exploded, killing both Kirillov [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1293,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions\/1293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportpro.cc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}