Ukraine says it killed Russian general Igor Kirillov in Moscow

Ukrainian sources tell the BBC the country's security service was behind the killings.

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Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, head of the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was outside a residential block early on Tuesday when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

A source in Ukraine's SBU security service claimed Kirillov was "a legitimate target" and alleging he had carried out war crimes.

On Monday, the SBU charged Kirillov in absentia, saying on Telegram that he was "responsible for the mass use of banned chemical weapons". The Ukrainian government has not yet commented on the general's death.

Pictures from the scene showed the badly damaged entrance to a building with scorch marks on the walls and a number of windows blown out. Two body bags could also be seen on the street.

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