It is striking how elaborate the operation was. Explosives were hidden in an electric scooter and they were detonated by remote control, Ukrainian sources have told the BBC.
\nThe victim, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, is believed be the highest-ranking military official killed beyond the combat zone since its full-scale invasion began.
\nHis assassination has shocked Russia’s military and political establishment. Sources from Ukraine’s SBU security service let it be known they were behind it.
\nThere have been numerous Ukrainian operations targeting Russia’s forces on Ukrainian territory.
\nBut the fact that Ukrainian intelligence can target the head of Russia’s military’s radiation, biological and chemical protection forces outside his home in south-eastern Moscow raises questions about Russian security and how far Ukraine’s capabilities can extend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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