Igor Kirillov

Russian general shot, linked to poison attack

A top Russian general, Vladimir Alekseev, has been shot in Moscow. The Kremlin blames Ukraine.

Kremlin: Murder Plot Against Military Officers in Moscow

Four people have been arrested in Russia, accused of planning to murder high-ranking military officers. This is reported by the security service FSB according to regime-loyal media.

Putin: The Murder of Russian General a Failure

Russian Ex-President Threatens Newspaper: "Legitimate Target"

Russia's former president Dmitrij Medvedev launches a harsh attack on the British Times. According to Medvedev, the newspaper's editors-in-chief are "legitimate military targets".

One person arrested for bombing against Russian general

One person has been arrested after the bombing that killed the Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and one of his colleagues in Moscow on Tuesday, according to Russian authorities. Kirillov was the highest commander of the Russian military's defense against, among other things, chemical attacks and long-range weapons.

Ukrainian source: We killed a general in Moscow

Two people have been killed in an explosion in Moscow. One of the dead is reported to be Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the highest chief of the country's radiological, chemical and biological defense. Ukraine is taking responsibility for the act, according to a person within the security service.