{"id":204860,"date":"2024-12-18T09:05:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T09:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-was-the-assassination-of-russian-general-kirillov-carried-out-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T09:05:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T09:05:35","slug":"how-was-the-assassination-of-russian-general-kirillov-carried-out-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-was-the-assassination-of-russian-general-kirillov-carried-out-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How was the assassination of Russian general Kirillov carried out? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rhyvfxWucEI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How was the assassination of Russian general Kirillov carried out? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhyvfxWucEI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Igor Kirillov was one of Russia&#8217;s most well-known generals. Officially responsible for Russian nuclear, biological, and chemical forces, he earned a reputation for spreading misinformation. Residents in an apartment building on Ryazanky Prospekt in Moscow heard an explosion Tuesday morning and saw two bodies on the ground when they looked out their windows. The Russian Investigative Committee would later confirm the victims were senior General Igor Kirillov and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said a bomb was planted in an electric scooter placed next to the apartment building entrance. It detonated when two were leaving the building. Kirillov is said to have been under surveillance through a camera installed in a car-sharing vehicle near his home shortly before his assassination. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case examining charges of terrorism, murder, and illegal arms trafficking. Russian media, citing sources in the Investigative Committee, reported that authorities suspect Ukrainian intelligence services of organizing the blast. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Kirillov &quot;had spent many years systematically exposing the crimes of the Anglo-Saxons.&quot; State Duma representative Yevgeni Revenko accused Ukraine of conducting the operation and said, &quot;The Kyiv regime \u2026 showed its criminal nature.&quot; Meanwhile, Mykhailo Podolyak, a  Ukrainian presidential adviser, denied allegations linking Kyiv to the explosion. Tuesday&#8217;s explosion came a day after the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) charged Kirillov in absentia with ordering the use of chemical weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Why Kirillov?<br \/>\nGerman political scientist and Russia expert Hans-Henning Schr\u00f6der said he sees Kirillov&#8217;s false claims as propaganda used to justify Russia&#8217;s unprovoked war against Ukraine. Schr\u00f6der said Kirillov&#8217;s purpose was to convince Russians, both inside and outside Russia, that Ukraine was dangerous and that the Russian offensive managed to preempt Kyiv&#8217;s nefarious plans for Russia. Schr\u00f6der pointed out that Kirillov&#8217;s role as a propagandist could have drawn the attention of the Ukrainian intelligence services. Kirillov, otherwise, would have been of little interest to Ukraine&#8217;s intelligence services as he did not command troops operationally and was not responsible for deploying units or weapon systems, Schr\u00f6der added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;An act of sabotage&#8217;<br \/>\nMultiple media outlets cite SBU sources saying Ukraine&#8217;s security service indeed claimed responsibility for killing Kirillov. If true, it should not be treated as a terror attack, according to Oleksiy Melnyk, who runs foreign policy and international security programs at the Razumkov Center in Kyiv.&quot;When two states are at war, and an active serviceman of the opposing force is eliminated, it should be classified as an act of sabotage,&quot; Melnik said. There are other potential suspects for the blast beyond the SBU. Melnik and Schr\u00f6der said a corporate or interagency conflict could be behind Kirillov&#8217;s killing. Schr\u00f6der said Kirillov&#8217;s assassination might also be seen in the context of the purges in Russia&#8217;s Ministry of Defense (MoD) that started after Putin dismissed the former minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu, last May. &quot;One can certainly imagine resource conflicts, where one group conspires against another,&quot; Schr\u00f6der said.&quot;However, so far, we actually know very little about violent clashes between rival criminal groups within the Ministry of Defense.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#Kirillov #Russia #Ukraine<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Igor Kirillov was one of Russia&#8217;s most well-known generals. 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