Ukraine's spies target Russian figures in increasingly audacious attacks

Attacks on Russian figures have become more brazen as Ukrainian special services penetrate security in Moscow.

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The victim, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, is believed be the highest-ranking military official killed beyond the combat zone since its full-scale invasion began.

His assassination has shocked Russia's military and political establishment. Sources from Ukraine's SBU security service let it be known they were behind it.

There have been numerous Ukrainian operations targeting Russia's forces on Ukrainian territory.

But 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.

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