Russian general in charge of radiation, chemical and biological protection forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow, the country’s investigative committee has said. Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt, which starts 7 km (4.35 miles) south-east of the Kremlin. The explosion was caused by a device hidden inside an electric scooter, according to the committee.

Kirillov’s assistant also died in the blast, which was triggered by an explosive device placed in a scooter, officials said. Russian investigators have opened a case into the two deaths, the committee’s spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said.

Sources in Kyiv have confirmed that Ukraine’s SBU carried out the killings in Moscow.“We were involved in the operation,” the source told the Guardian.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said on Tuesday that the Ukrainian leadership would face imminent revenge for the killing of a top Russian general, RIA news agency reported. “Realising the inevitability of its military defeat, it launches cowardly and despicable strikes in peaceful cities,” he said.

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[–] NOT_RICK 22 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

“Realising the inevitability of its military defeat, it launches cowardly and despicable strikes in peaceful cities,” he said

Fucking deluded even by Russian propaganda standards

[–] credo 13 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Are they admitting strikes in peaceful cities are despicable?

Edit: I haven’t heard anything about psyops campaigns, but I think one is needed:

We agree strikes in peaceful cities are despicable. We disagree Moscow is peaceful. For years you have stolen our land and murdered our people in the name of imperialist territorial expansion. Now we will bring the terror to your doorsteps, to your people, until you leave our country to the peace it deserves.

Or whatever. I’m no psychologist. Put it on leaflets and distribute by drone.

[–] NOT_RICK 9 points 19 hours ago

They operate in DARVOland, so they generally act like Ukraine started and perpetuates the conflict

[–] SlopppyEngineer 5 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, don't be like those bastards putting polonium in tea or novichok on door handles. /s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 19 hours ago

Since there's still the "in number x days in London/Berlin/Paris" and "we'd win against NATO" on the scale of delusion, I'd wager this statement is relatively sane

[–] phoneymouse 11 points 17 hours ago

Do Putin next

[–] [email protected] 7 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Surprising that they admitted it. Usually they just refuse to comment on it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago

It places fear on all russia's generals as they might be next. Even if they just spend time on security for their person that is time they don't spend thinking of a new strategy to try.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

video was released right away, they coudln't

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Which one? I just saw one where some snow fell off of parked cars. Not really anything that would link it to Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

https://feddit.org/post/5769306 clear view of entire situation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I still don't see how that links to the SBU? We've seen videos of explosives taking out high value targets before where they did not claim responsibility.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

but they did claim responsibility https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/17/7489445/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

... Yes, that's what I was commenting on and what surprised me.