Uzbek Man Charged in Moscow With Killing Russian General in Bombing Claimed by Ukraine
uzbek man Charged in Moscow Bombing That Killed Top Russian General
moscow, Russia – A 28-year-old Uzbek citizen has been charged with the assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant in a bombing claimed by UkraineS security services, Russian state media reported thursday.Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was ordered detained by a Moscow court until at least February 17th in connection with Tuesday’s bombing that killed Lt. Gen.Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces. kurbonov faces charges of murder, carrying out a terrorist act, and illegally manufacturing explosives.Kirillov,54,was killed by a bomb hidden on an electric scooter outside his apartment building. His assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, also died in the blast. The attack came a day after Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, leveled criminal charges against Kirillov, accusing him of directing the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims Kurbonov was recruited by Ukraine’s security service and promised $100,000 and resettlement in a European Union country in exchange for killing Kirillov. The FSB alleges Kurbonov picked up a homemade bomb in Moscow, placed it on an e-scooter, and parked it at the entrance to kirillov’s apartment building. He then reportedly monitored the location and livestreamed the scene to his handlers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro before detonating the bomb remotely.
The SBU has confirmed its involvement in the attack, describing Kirillov as a “war criminal and an entirely legitimate target.”
Kirillov was under sanctions from several countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada, for his role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia denies using chemical weapons in the conflict and has accused Ukraine of deploying toxic agents in combat.
This incident marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine,raising concerns about the potential for further targeted attacks.
Uzbek Man Charged in Moscow Bombing That Killed Top Russian General
Moscow, Russia – A 28-year-old Uzbek citizen, Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, has been charged with the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical protection Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov in a bombing on Tuesday. Kurbonov was ordered detained until at least February 17th and faces charges of murder, carrying out a terrorist act, and illegally manufacturing explosives.
Kirillov, 54, was killed by a bomb hidden on an electric scooter outside his apartment building. The attack came after Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, leveled criminal charges against Kirillov, accusing him of directing the use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims Kurbonov was recruited by the SBU, promised $100,000 and resettlement in an EU country in exchange for killing Kirillov. The FSB alleges Kurbonov planted the homemade bomb on the scooter, parked it at the entrance to Kirillov’s building, and detonated it remotely after livestreaming the scene to handlers in Dnipro, ukraine.
The SBU confirmed its involvement in the attack, describing Kirillov as “a war criminal and an entirely legitimate target.”
Kirillov was under sanctions from several countries for his role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia denies using chemical weapons in the conflict and accuses Ukraine of deploying toxic agents.
This incident marks a notable escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict,raising concerns about the potential for further targeted attacks.