A suspect has been apprehended in connection with the murder of a senior Russian general in Moscow.
The suspect, a male citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan born in 1995, was identified by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
He is charged with setting off an explosive device outside a residential building in Moscow on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and Maj. I.V. Polikarpov.
UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL TAKES CREDIT AFTER RUSSIAN GENERAL IGOR KIRILLOV KILLED BY EXPLOSIVE DEVICE IN MOSCOW
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device detonated outside his Moscow residence on Tuesday. (The Associated Press)
The suspect stated that he was recruited by Ukrainian special services to carry out the attack, which the agency claimed responsibility for on Tuesday.
A view of the blast scene, which killed the commander of Russian armed forces’ chemical, biological and radiation defence troops, Igor Kirillov, and his assistant, according to the Russian Investigative Committee, outside a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow on Dec. 17. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
“Following their instructions, he came to Moscow, obtained a powerful homemade explosive device, and placed it on an electric scooter parked near the residence of I.A. Kirillov,” a translated Russian statement said. “To survey the address of the serviceman, he rented a car-sharing vehicle, installed a Wi-Fi camera inside, and streamed the footage to organizers in Dnepr, Ukraine.”
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