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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.
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.
A top Russian general in charge of Russia’s nuclear defense forces was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden inside his scooter. Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed the death of Lt. Gen ...
Kirillov’s assassination is the latest in a series of targeted attacks on Russian military personnel. Last month, a senior Black Sea Fleet officer Valery Trankovsky was killed in a car bombing ...
Kirillov, 54, was the highest-ranking Russian military figure to die outside the battlefield since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago.
The 331st Guards Airborne Regiment is a formation of the Russian Airborne Troops.The regiment, a part of the 98th Guards Airborne Division, was considered to be one of Russia's elite units, [3] but suffered large losses during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that started in February 2022.
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]
Kirillov is the most senior Russian military official assassinated by Ukraine. "Kirillov was a war criminal and an entirely legitimate target, as he issued orders to use prohibited chemical ...