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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.
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, who was 54, was the most senior military official known to be killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. A source in Ukraine’s SBU told CNN that ...
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]
The S. M. Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps is a military university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded in 1919. The academy trains officers for service in the Signal Troops of the Russian Ground Forces .
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 ...
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 ...