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Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Кириллов; 13 July 1970 – 17 December 2024) was a Russian lieutenant general. [1] He was the head of the Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces until his assassination in 2024 by Ukrainian security forces.
Kirillov is an author of many popular school-oriented books and articles. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. [3] Kirillov's son, Alexander Kirillov, Jr., is also a mathematician, working on the representation theory of Lie groups at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, is the most senior Russian officer to be killed inside Russia by Ukraine.
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed Russia’s radiological, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed by a remotely detonated bomb planted in an electric scooter outside an apartment ...
Kirillov was a controversial figure in the West, sanctioned by the United Kingdom over allegations he oversaw the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine as part of Russia's invasion. Among the ...
In 1944, the Red Army's Chemical Troops had 19 brigades (14 technical and five chemical protection). After the end of World War II, most of them were disbanded. [3]General Major Vladimir Pikalov (promoted to Colonel General by 1975) commanded the Chemical Troops of the Ministry of Defence from March 1968 to December 1988.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops was assassinated in Moscow by Ukraine's SBU intelligence ...
Kirillov played professional football for FC Spartak Moscow and FC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Soviet Union. He made seven appearances as goalkeeper for Lokomotiv Moscow in the Soviet First League during the 1983 season. [2] He was the goalkeeping coach for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer from 2007 to 2011. [3]