general igor kirillov was dead.r kirillov was also sanctioned by britain for ordering the use of chemical weapons against ukraine and we also need to remember that officially russia says it has no chemical weapons, that it destroyed its vast chemical weapons stockpile backin vast chemical weapons stockpile back in 2017. and yet all these claims say that russia is using those agents in ukraine, particularly in the form of grenades containing cn and cs tear gas drop from drones into ukrainian trances and ukrainian positions. ukrainian trances and ukrainian ositions. ., , positions. for the time being, many thanrs- _ positions. for the time being, many thanks. bbc _ positions. for the time being, l many thanks. bbc monitoring's russian editor. thank you so much. let's pick up on some of these points. guardian journalist luke harding focuses on ukraine and russia. let's start with the idea that ukraine's security services will be using someone from uzbekistan to carry out their work? ,., ., uzbekistan to carry out their

lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemical and biological protectionday, ukraine had reportedly charged him in absentia for his alleged use of chemical weapons in the war. the general was known for making wild accusations against the west. he once claimed that america was plotting to infect russian of war, russia's war in ukraine is something that is happening a long way away from here, something they see on tv or in their phones, but the killing of a general here in moscow, that is a wake up call, and a sign that this war is very real and close to home. liza, who lives close by, says she is scared. "when this kind of thing happens notjust in your home town," she says, "or your own neighbourhood but in the building opposite, that is shocking." there's been no reaction yet from president putin, but the expectation is that after such a high—profile killing in the russian capital, moscow will retaliate. and a short time ago, steve told me more about the reaction to the killing in russia. i think there's certainly a sense of shock here. you know, remember,

they say that lieutenant general igor kirillov was killed along with his assistant. rillov was head of russia's nuclear, chemical, biological protection forces. so this is a senior figure killed in this attack. images that have been coming in from the scene show considerable damage to the entrance to that, that block of flats. a lot of bomb damage. a lot of police and investigators on the scene now, looking for clues. and as you mentioned yesterday, ukraine's security service actually charged the russian general in absentia for allegedly using chemical weapons in ukraine. he was actually sanctioned back in october by the british authorities, who accused him, accused russia of flagrant violation of the chemical weapons convention. but dramatic scenes, certainly in moscow today. a typical sort of block of flats, apartment block. and residents completely shocked by what happened this morning, this significant, this considerable blast, from this bomb that was hidden, as investigators say, in a scooter outside the entrance to this apartment block which has killed a senior

we have a profile as well of general igor kirillov from our europe editor paul kirby. the website but also here on bbc news. the father and stepmother found guilty of murdering 10—year—old sara sharif are due to be sentenced at the old bailey in london. sara was beaten and burned by urfan sharif and beinash batool for over a period of two years before her body was found at the family home in woking last year. a warning, some may find helena wilkinson's report distressing. the murder of ten—year—old sara sharif has shocked the country. behind the smiles of this little girl was a life of torture and beatings. at the weekend a vigil was held in sara's memory outside her home. people who didn't know the ten—year—old, horrified at what happened, came together to remember her. police! police discovered sara's body in a bunk bed at the family home in surrey in august last year. she had around 100 injuries. after sara died, herfamily abandoned her body. they fled to pakistan, from where the ten—year—old's father called police. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter. he a

a terrorist attack, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee confirmed that lt gen igor kirillovchief of russia's nuclear, chemical, and biological protection forces. 0nly yesterday, ukrainian prosecutors had charged him in absentia for the alleged use of chemical weapons in ukraine. following the blast, there's a sense of shock here. for many muscovites, even after nearly three years of war, russia's war in ukraine is something that's happening a long way away from here — something they see on tv, or on their phone. but the killing of a general here in moscow — that is a wake—up call, and a sign that this war is very real, and very close to home. liza, who lives close by, says she's scared. "when this kind of thing happens — notjust in your hometown," she says, "or your own neighbourhood, but in the building opposite — that's shocking." russia is convinced that ukraine was behind this. moscow is almost certain to retaliate. so what do we know about the events leading up to the murder of general kirillov. there are a number of videos that have been appearing online. bbc verify�*s

to moscow, where authorties investigating the killing of russian general igor kirillov say they've arrestedllov and his assistant were blown—up as they left an apartment bloc— just a few kilometres from the kremlin in the early hours of tuesday. a warning, some viewers may find the pictures we're about to show you upsetting. the explosives were attached to a scooter parked on the street. moscow says the arrested man is an uzbek, who confessed to having been promised $100,000 to kill the general, and then travel to a european union country. ukrainian security sources have said they planned the attack, insisting the general was a legitimate target because he was responsible for russia's use of chemical weapons on the battlefield. vitaliy shevchenko is bbc monitoring's russia editor — he gave this update about the latest developments. what we know is basically these two statements, one issued by the russian federal security service, the fsb, and also the official investigations committee, they are saying that a man, an uzbek men, aged 29, has been arrested on suspicion of killing general igor

ukraine's security services say they were behind an attack which killed lieutenant general igor kirillov he was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside an apartment building. he had been accused of using chemical weapons on the battlefield. dmitry medvedev, the deputy chairman of the russian security council, said those responsible must be eradicated. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from moscow: being filmed from a car opposite, a russian general and his assistant. here, what appears to be a scooter — we will come back to that. what followed was a giant explosion, with deadly consequences. the two men were killed, a moscow apartment block was now a crime scene. investigators sifted through the debris, searching for clues. later, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee revealed the bomb had been hidden on the scooter, a terrorist attack, she called it. it was the targeted assassination of this man. lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemical and biological protection forces. only yesterday, ukraine had reportedly charged h

kyiv says igor kirillov was a legitimate target, because he co—ordinated chemical weapons attacks oning revenge. steve rosenberg has the very latest from moscow. being filmed from a car opposite, a russian general and his assistant. here, what appears to be a scooter — we will come back to that. what followed was a giant explosion, with deadly consequences. the two men were killed, a moscow apartment block was now a crime scene. investigators sifted through the debris, searching for clues. later, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee revealed that the bomb had been hidden on that scooter. a terrorist attack, she called it. it was the targeted assassination of this man. lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemical and biological protection forces. only yesterday, ukraine had reportedly charged him in absentia for his alleged use of chemical weapons in the war. the general was known for making wild accusations against the west. he once claimed that america was plotting to infect russian troops with malaria, by releasing mosquitoes from drones

lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemical and biological protection ukraine had reportedly charged him in absentia for his alleged use of chemical weapons in the war. the general was known for making wild accusations against the west. he once claimed that america was plotting to infect russian troops with malaria, by releasing mosquitoes from drones. in october, the foreign office sanctioned him, calling him a significant mouthpiece for kremlin disinformation. russian state tv said that with today's attack, president zelensky signed his own death sentence. the former kremlin leader dmitry medvedev called for the killers to be tracked down in russia. "we must do everything" he said, to try the patrons who are in kyiv. for local residents who may have heard the blast, there is a sense of shock. for many muscovites, even after nearly three years of war, russia's war in ukraine is something that is happening a long way away from here, something they see on tv or in their phones, but the killing of a general here in moscow, that is a wake up call, and a si

lieutenant general igor kirillov was leaving his home in southeastern moscow on tuesday when he and his killed by explosives planted in an electric scooter. bbc verify has been looking at the images and found an improvised explosive device was used in the attack. the incident comes a day after ukraine accused mr. kirillov of coordinating the use of banned chemical weapons on ukrainian forces. the kremlin deny those allegations. russia's investigative committee says it has opened an investigation into the murder. the kremlin called the bombing an attack of terror and is vowing revenge. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. reporter: being filmed from a car opposite, a russian general and his assistant here, what appears to be a scooter. we will come back to that. what followed was a giant explosion. with deadly consequences. the two men were killed. they moscow apartment block was now a crime scene. investigators sifted through the debris, searching for clues. later, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee revealed the bomb had been hidden on that scoo

a terrorist attack, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee confirmed that lt gen igor kirillovchief of russia's nuclear, chemical, and biological protection forces. 0nly yesterday, ukrainian prosecutors had charged him in absentia for the alleged use of chemical weapons in ukraine. following the blast, there's a sense of shock here. for many muscovites, even after nearly three years of war, russia's war in ukraine is something that's happening a long way away from here — something they see on tv, or on their phone. but the killing of a general here in moscow — that is a wake—up call, and a sign that this war is very real, and very close to home. liza, who lives close by, says she's scared. "when this kind of thing happens — notjust in your hometown," she says, "or your own neighbourhood, but in the building opposite — that's shocking." russia is convinced that ukraine was behind this. moscow is almost certain to retaliate. that was steve rosenberg. john foreman is a former uk defence attache to moscow and kyiv. this was his assessment to the attack. well, i think it's part of a

kyiv claims general igor kirillov — who controlled russia's nuclear and chemical forces — had committed crimes and was a legitimate target. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. being filmed from a car opposite, a russian general and his assistant. here, what appears to be a scooter — we will come back to that. what followed was a giant explosion, with deadly consequences. the two men were killed, a moscow apartment block was now a crime scene. investigators sifted through the debris, searching for clues. later, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee revealed that the bomb had been hidden on that scooter. a terrorist attack, she called it. it was the targeted assassination of this man. lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemical and biological protection forces. only yesterday, ukraine had reportedly charged him in absentia for his alleged use of chemical weapons in the war. the general was known for making wild accusations against the west. he once claimed that america was plotting to infect russian troops with malaria, by releasi

russian authorities have detained an uzbek suspect in the death of general igor kirillov but kremlinpokesperson dmitry peskov told the tass news agency, we know who ordered this act of terror, and we are fighting those who ordered it, we are fighting that nazi regime and we will continue to fight. general kirillov and his aide were killed by a remotely controlled explosive device on a scooter parked outside his apartment. a statement from the investigative committee described the suspect as a 29—year—old uzbek national who confessed to having been recruited by the ukrainian special forces. the bbc cannot confirm these details. vitaliy shevchenko is bbc monitoring's russia editor. he's been giving me his reaction to developments. what we know is basically these two statements, one issued by the russian federal security service, the fsb, and also the official investigations committee. they're saying that a man, an uzbek man, aged 29, has been arrested on suspicion of killing general igor kirillov yesterday and the russian security services issued a video of a man, apparently this uzbek

authorities in moscow investigating the killing of russian general igor kirillov say they've arrested a 29—year—old suspect. kirillov and his assistant were blown up as they left an apartment block just a few kilometres from the kremlin in the early hours of monday. a warning, some viewers may find the pictures we're about to show you upsetting. the explosives were attached to a scooter parked on the street. moscow says the arrested man is an uzbek, who confessed to having been promised $100,000 to kill the general, and then travel to a european union country. ukrainian security sources have said they planned the attack, saying the general was a legitimate target because he was responsible for russia's use of chemical weapons on the battlefield. the bbc�*s vitaliy shevchenko has been monitoring the response from the russian authorities. what we know is basically these two statements, one issued by the russian federal security service, the fsb, and also the official investigations committee, they are saying that a man, an uzbek men, aged 29, has been arrested on suspicion of killing ge

officials say, back to ukraine. >> it was really loud and i woke up. >> reporter: lieutenant general igor kirillov and his assistant were killed. a ukrainian security source tells nbc news ukraine's security services carried out the killing. 24 hours earlier ukraine had charged kirillov with using banned chemical weapons against ukraine, an allegation denied by russia. now the brazen assassination has brought the ukraine war to moscow's doorstep. >> that's horrible, i think, that something like that happens nowadays. >> and keir, you're following another headline tonight about the mother of austin tice, the american journalist who's missing in syria. >> reporter: that's right, lester. nbc news has obtained a copy of the letter bra tice wrote to president putin saying, "you have profound connections with the syrian government." former syrian president assad fled here this month. she asks putin for help saying she's willing to travel here to moscow if it would help bring austin safely home. lester? >> all right. keir simmons, thank you. >>> parts of south florida were underwater today after slow-mov

it was very scary optum lieutenant general igor kirillov was the head of russia's nuclear, chemical and biological defense forces, often accusing kyiv of planning to use chemicals on the battlefield. the ukrainians, for their part, accused kirillov of overseeing the use of chemical substances against their forces and have claimed responsibility for assassinating him, calling the general, quote, an absolutely legitimate target and saying such an inglorious end awaits all those who kill ukrainians. the general is not the first, but the highest ranking russian military official. the ukrainians claim to have assassinated moscow furious, launching both a terrorism and a criminal investigation investigative actions and operational search activities are being carried out aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime committed, the spokesperson said asymmetric warfare like this brazen drone attack inside russia two days ago, is how the ukrainian forces are trying to level the battlefield as vladimir putin's army has been making significant gains on nearly all front lines. the lieuten

lieutenant general igor kirillov was the chief of russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protection troops. he was killed outside an apartment building just seven kilometers. that's four miles from the kremlin. this footage shows the site of the explosion with blast marks to the entrance of the building. there. russia's investigative committee says the bomb was hidden in an electric scooter. fred pleitgen joins us from moscow. what more do we know, fred? >> hi there. max. yeah, we are actually at the scene of where this explosion took place. and the russians are saying this happened in the early morning hours of today, as the general and an aide to the general were leaving that building. i'm going to get out of your way. and you can see the actual scene of where all of this took place. and you already mentioned that the entrance to that building where all this happened is the second entrance down from here was badly damaged in that explosion. and the russians are indeed saying that they believe that the explosive device was hidden in an electric scooter parked right outside that bui

. >> general igor kirillov led russia's radiological, biological and chemical protection forces, as they'renown. he was killed outside his apartment building tuesday by a remotely detonated explosive device hidden in an electric scooter. russia's investigative committee says the uzbek suspect was recruited by ukraine and, acting on its instructions, ukraine has claimed responsibility for the attack. cnn's matthew chance has more on russian tv news that moscow police have already detained a suspected bomber. >> this 29 year old uzbek citizen arrested in a village outside the capital has now confessed, according to prosecutors, to planting the explosive device that killed igor kirillov, one of russia's top generals, and his assistant during interrogation, he explained that he was recruited by ukrainian special services, then arrived in moscow and received an improvised explosive device. >> he placed it on an electric scooter, which he parked at the entrance of the apartment building where igor kirillov lived. >> video released by the russian security services purports to show the suspect sett

cbs' cbs' haley ott as more. >> reporter: calm on the streets of moscow as lieutenant general igor kirilloveave the apartment building. then an explosion. captured in this dash cam video by the door, killing the head of russia's chemical weapons unit and his assistant. it's the highest profile assassination of a russian military official outside the battlefield since the start of the war in ukraine. russian authorities have called it terrorism, pledging retaliation. ukrainian security sources said it was a special operation they carried out against a legitimate target. kirillov has been sanctioned over his use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in ukraine, and only yesterday was charged in absentia there, with ukrainian security services saying they recorded nearly 5,000 uses of chemical weapons by russia since the war began. for russians far way from the front line, the attack in the heart of moscow brings the battle uncomfortably close. "it was very scary and not typical for around here," one woman says. >> everything that shifts the war closer to ordinary russians helps ukraine. so t

lieutenant general igor kirillov was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside a building in an attackes fighting alongside russian troops have suffered "several hundred" casualties, according to a us military official. it's the first significant estimate of north korean losses since pyongyang committed troops to support russia in its ongoing war against ukraine. australia is flying in emergency medical and search and rescue teams to vanuatu following the powerful earthquake that struck the pacific island nation on tuesday. at least 1a people are known to have been killed, and hundreds have been injured. concerns are mounting that the cyclone that hit the french indian ocean island of mayotte has caused great loss of life. a surgeon said the emergency department at his hospital had seen worryingly few patients, given the scale of the destruction. there are reports that many people had disappeared in shanty towns where thousands of illegal immigrants lived. many homes were flattened by winds and mudslides. i am nowjoined by soe hitcho, a journalist for the local newspaper le quotidien d

we are confident that all the organizers and perpetrators of the murder of igor kirillov will be found, whoever it may be, wherever they are. geoff: ukraine had opened a criminal investigation against kirillov on monday, accusing him of directing the use of banned chemical weapons in russia's war against ukraine. russia has accused ukraine of doing so as well. both countries have denied any wrongdoing. in the middle east, israel's military is preparing another offensive in central gaza, and is telling palestinians to evacuate the area. gazans in the bureij refugee camp are urged to relocate to a humanitarian zone on the coast, where hundreds of thousands of palestinians have already been displaced. meantime, israeli airstrikes across northern gaza killed at least 20 people overnight. it all comes as talks seem to inch closer to a ceasefire and hostage deal between israel and hamas. and that's fueled cautious optimism within gaza. >> i hope the talks are sincere this time and not random like every other time. we want the war to truly end because we are exhausted and can't take it anymor

man is responsible for the killing of lieutenant governor -- lieutenant general, i should say, igor kirillov-year-old uzbekistan citizen accused of working for ukrainian special services to set off the bomb that rocked the streets of moscow. nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons has more from the bomb site. >> reporter: it's pretty extraordinary to be standing here, this is where lieutenant general igor kirillov was assassinated just over 24 hours ago. you can see the power of the explosion, the meant tal, the bricks, some people leaving flowers. they do have a suspect in custody. russian media saying that is a man called akhmad kurbanov obtained outside moscow outside reports here in russia and russian media showing a videotape of him apparently confessing saying that has come from russian authorities. of course he is under arrest, under duress, he has, in fact, confessed to what happened here. standing here what a precision operation this was. the general would have walked out of the apartment here and there was a car waiting just in the street, so a very short distance a

just yesterday, ukrainian court charged this general igor kirillov in using banned weapons in the war with ukraine. joining us now is hala gorani and mark polymeropoulos from the cia and nbc news national security intelligence analyst. this is really kind of significant. what happened here? >> reporter: very significant. this is a very high level officer in moscow and basically the ukrainians have taken the war to the heart of the russian capital with that remotely detonated bomb that was hidden, we understand, in a scooter. so igor kirillov, a 53, 54-year-old, born in 1970, is the head of that unit that you mentioned there, weapons of mass destruction, biological and nuclear warfare. and the ukrainians are saying essentially his unit participated in that russian invasion of ukraine in 2022 and was responsible for causing a lot of damage and deaths inside of ukraine and that they considered, therefore, this lieutenant general to be a legitimate target. now, we haven't had reaction from the ministry of defense, but we had an outpouring of condolence messages from various politicians an

the scooter seen leaning up against a wall as general igor kirillov and an aide walk out of his apartment remotely detonated blast hurling the bodies of both men, blowing out windows, damaging the brick facade. remnants of the scooter now twisted metal, part of a crime scene. russia calling the attack terrorism. kirillov, the highest ranking military officer to be assassinated in russia since the war began. killed just miles from the kremlin. he was in charge of russia's biological, chemical, and nuclear protection forces. ukraine tonight claiming responsibility, calling the general a war criminal and legitimate target. just yesterday, charging him with using banned chemical weapons against ukrainian troops. it comes as ukraine released these unverified videos claiming to show north korean troops on the battlefield, fighting alongside russian forces. the u.s. now confirming several hundred north korean soldiers have been killed and wounded. david, the u.s. saying it had nothing to do with the attack. russia vowing retaliation. but it shows what ukraine's security service is capable of. an

lieutenant general igor kirillov and his assistant died.was charged with the alleged use of banned chemical weapons in ukraine which russia denies. they tell cbs news the explosion is the work of the ukrainian security service. >>> the russian woman accused of stowing away on a delta airlines flight from new york to paris has been arrested again. the fbi says svetlana dali is in custody in buffalo and scheduled to appear in court today. she cut off her ankle monitor and was on a bus to canada when she was arrested yesterday. she's accused of sneaking on to a delta flight at jfk last month without a boarding pass. >>> now to the trump transition and the president-elect's first news conference since winning the election. he covered a wide range of topics from the economy to tiktok to vaccines. cbs's caitlin huey-burns reports from mar-a-lago. >> reporter: in his first press conference since winning the election last month, president-elect donald trump defended his choice of vaccine skeptic robert f. kennedy jr. to lead the department of healt

it was very scary optum lieutenant general igor kirillov was the head of russia's nuclear, chemical andiological defense forces, often accusing kyiv of planning to use chemicals on the battlefield. the ukrainians, for their part, accused kirillov of overseeing the use of chemical substances against their forces and have claimed responsibility for assassinating him, calling the general, quote, an absolutely legitimate target and saying such an inglorious end awaits all those who kill ukrainians. the general is not the first, but the highest ranking russian military official. the ukrainians claim to have assassinated moscow furious, launching both a terrorism and a criminal investigation. investigative actions and operational search activities are being carried out aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime committed, the spokesperson said asymmetric warfare like this brazen drone attack inside russia two days ago, is how the ukrainian forces are trying to level the battlefield as vladimir putin's army has been making significant gains on nearly all front lines. but the lieu

the blast killed igor kirillov, head of russia's radiological, biological and chemical defense forcesds like it's from a spy movie in many respects, but it's reality and video from a nearby vehicle shows just what happened. two men walk outside of an apartment building. a source confirmed to cnn that one of them is kirillov, but we don't know which. to the left, you see what looks like a scooter propped up next to a lamp post. and as the men walk by, suddenly there's an explosion. we won't show what happened next, but the blast, likely triggered by a remote control. aftermath video that russian media aired showed a damaged scooter at the blast site being placed in a black bag by authorities. ukraine immediately claimed responsibility, accusing him of using chemical weapons against ukrainian troops and spreading kremlin backed conspiracy theories like the u.s. had. biolabs in ukraine. russia is vowing revenge, but only those inside the kremlin really knows what that revenge might look like. joining me now, bill browder, ceo of hermitage capital management, head of the global magnitsky

lieutenant general igor kirillov is certainly one of the highest ranking russian military members whoas killed outside of the battlefields in and around ukraine. and you can see behind me that the investigative committees are still very much working. the scene in the area has been widely cordoned off. it has been so since the early morning hours since we got here, and it was in the early morning hours that general kirillov and an aide left that entrance that you see over there, where you see those investigators there right now. and then apparently there was a bomb inside of an electric scooter that was planted there that went off as the two left that building, killing both of them instantly. the russians are saying it was about 300g of tnt that was inside that bomb. there was also a lot of shrapnel, which obviously caused severe injuries in effect leading to their death. you can see now that the investigative committee has parked two vans over there, seemingly trying to block the vision for us and obviously other people as well. those were not there before. and just to give you an ide

it was very scary optum lieutenant general igor kirillov was the head of russia's nuclear, chemical andlogical defense forces, often accusing kyiv of planning to use chemicals on the battlefield. the ukrainians, for their part, accused kirillov of overseeing the use of chemical substances against their forces and have claimed responsibility for assassinating him, calling the general, quote, an absolutely legitimate target and saying such an inglorious end awaits all those who kill ukrainians. the general is not the first, but the highest ranking russian military official. the ukrainians claim to have assassinated moscow furious, launching both a terrorism and a criminal investigation investigative actions and operational search activities are being carried out aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime committed, the spokesperson said. asymmetric warfare like this brazen drone attack inside russia two days ago, is how the ukrainian forces are trying to level the battlefield as vladimir putin's army has been making significant gains on nearly all front lines. the lieutenant

authorities in moscow investigating the killing of russian general igor kirillov say they've arrestedabout to show you upsetting. the explosives were attached to a scooter parked on the street. moscow says the arrested man is an uzbek, who confessed to having been promised $100,000 to kill the general, and then travel to a european union country. ukrainian security sources have said they planned the attack, saying the general was a legitimate target because he was responsible for russia's use of chemical weapons on the battlefield. the bbc�*s vitaliy shevchenko has been monitoring the response

russian general igor kirillov was killed on tuesday by an explosive device installed in a scooter thaty. ukraine claimed responsibility for the assassination which took place just one day after the country accused mr kirillov of using banned chemical weapons. russian investigators say the suspect livestreamed the attack to ukrainian officials in dnipro from a rented car nearby. meanwhile, north korea has lashed out at "reckless provocation" by the united states and its allies for criticising pyongyang's support for russia's war in ukraine, including the deployment of troops. on wednesday, the us said that at least 30 north korean troops have been killed fighting ukrainian forces in russia's kursk border region, hundreds more had been injured. i spoke to lieutenant—general chun in—bum, who was the commander of south korea's special forces. unfortunately, i foresee that the russians and the north koreans will establish a new relationship that will last way beyond the ukraine—russian conflict. yes, i do see them doubling down and increasing their involvement not only the ukrainian front,

. >> reporter: calm on the streets of moscow as lieutenant general igor kirillov and his aide leave anrtment building. then, an explosion, captured in this dashcam video, from a bomb hidden in a scooter by the door, killing the head of russia's chemical weapons unit and his assistant. it's the highest profile assassination of a russian military official outside the battlefield since the start of the war in ukraine. russian authorities have called it terrorism, pledging retaliation. ukrainian security sources said it was a special operation they carried out against a legitimate target. kirillov has been sanctioned over his alleged use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in ukraine, and only yesterday was charged in absentia there with ukrainian security services saying they've recorded nearly 5,000 uses of chemical weapons by russia since the war began. for russians far away from the front lines, the attack in the heart of moscow brings the battle uncomfortably close. "it was very scary and not typical for around here," one woman said. >> everything that shifts the war closer to ordi

lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemicaland biological protection forces yesterday, ukraine had reportedly charged him in absentia for his alleged use of chemical weapons in the war. the general was known for making wild accusations against the west. he once claimed that america was plotting to infect russian troops with malaria, by releasing mosquitoes from drones. in october, the foreign office sanctioned him, calling him a significant mouthpiece for kremlin disinformation. russian state tv said that with today's attack, president zelensky had signed his own death sentence. the former kremlin leader dmitry medvedev called for the killers to be tracked down in russia. "we must do everything" he said, "to destroy the patrons who are in kyiv." for local residents who may have heard the blast, there is a sense of shock. for many muscovites, even after nearly three years of war, russia's war in ukraine is something that is happening a long way away from here, something they see on tv or on their phone. but the killing of a general, here in moscow? that is a w

en otra informacion, el teniente general ruso igor kirillov murio hoy al estallar una bomba oculta enfrente al edificio de apartamentos en moscu, en el que vivia justo un dia despues de que la agencia de seguridad de ucrania presentara cargos criminales en su contra. desde kiev se atribuyen el ataque. kirillov era jefe de las fuerzas militares de defensa nuclear, biologica y quimica de rusia. tenia 54 anos y estaba san sancionado por varios paises por su papel en la guerra en uc ucrania, por el uso de armas quimicas. nos vamos ahora hasta mexico. el narcotraficante osiel cardenas guillen, capo del cartel del golfo y fundador de los zetas, esta de regreso en suelo mexicano luego de haber sido extraditado por estados unidos. ahora debera enfrentar a la justicia de ese pais. issa osorio nos reporta desde las afueras del penal en donde esta detenido. adelante nicole. buenas tardes. este es el penal de maxima seguridad de almoloya de juarez en el estado de mexico, tambien conocido como el penal del altiplano. y detras de estas paredes pasa desde ayer en la noche sus noches osiel, cardenas

the body of lieutenant general igor kirillov and his assistant back later seen lying on a snow-covered sidewalk. the bomb was attached to a scooter and designated remotely. a ukrainian security source briefed on the matter tells nbc news. one video of the killing seems to be filmed from the back of a car. that ukrainian security source tells nbc news the security service of ukraine carried out the killing, saying kirillov was a, quote, legitimate target, because he ran the russian army's chemical weapons program. tonight, in russia, a prosecutor in a televised address calling kirillov's death a murder and terrorist act. former president and prime minister dmitry medvedev calling on colleagues to stand in honor of the generalfind the killers. all of this and urging investigators to find the killers. all of it comes after president-elect trump again called for a deal to end the war. >> we got to stop it. it's -- it's carnage. >> reporter: tonight, russian security officials are under pressure to explain an assassination so close to the kremlin. lester? >> all right, keir simmons, thanks.

lieutenant general igor kirillov was leaving his home in southeastern moscow on tuesday when he and histric scooter. we have been looking at the images on the scene, and an ied was used in the attack. the incident comes just a day after ukraine reportedly charged mr kirillov in absentia of co—ordinating the use of banned chemical weapons on ukrainian forces on the front lines. the kremlin denied those allegations. russia's investigative committee says it's opened a criminal investigation into the murder. the kremlin called the bombing an attack of terror and is vowing revenge. 0ur an attack of terror and is vowing revenge. our russian editor has the latest report from moscow. being filmed from a car opposite,

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they're saying that a man...an uzbek men, aged 29, has been arrested on suspicion of killing general igor kirillovman, apparently this uzbek citizen, basically confessing to what he did. he's shown handcuffed and saying what those two security agencies said. he's saying that he...several months ago, he bought a scooter, and then later he received parts for the bomb, which he assembled and attached to the scooter. then he parked it outside general kirillov�*s house, and also he apparently rented a car, also parked it outside the house, placed a camera inside the car, which was basically livestreaming from the site. now, importantly, the russian security services and this man are saying that he was acting in the interests of the ukrainian security services. he had been recruited by the ukrainian security services allegedly and was livestreaming from outside general kirillov�*s house to his ukrainian handlers, apparently based in the ukrainian city of dnipro. so, yesterday morning, when they saw general kirillov and his aide emerge from the house, the uzbek man pressed the button and the bomb went of

russian general igor kirillov was killed on tuesday by an explosive device installed in a scooter that ukraine claimed responsibility for the assassination which took place just one day after the country accused around the world and the united nations say that you are the leader of a terrorist group? that's a political classification. we haven't committed any crimes thatjustify calling us a terrorist group. in the last 1a years, we haven't targeted any civilians or civilian areas or civilian targets. i understand some countries will be worried by that designation, but it's not true. now, after all that has happened, sanctions must be lifted, because they were targeted at the old regime. the victim and the oppressor should not be treated in the same way. police in moscow say they have detained the man suspected of killing a senior russian general. russian officials claim the 29—year—old from uzbekistan said he was recruited by ukrainian special services. in an interrogation video released on wednesday, the suspect said he was offered a european passport and $100,000 in return. the milit

the 29—year—old from uzbekistan is suspected of planting the bomb that killed lieutenant general igor kirillovconfessed to being recruited by the ukrainian special forces, and had been promised $100,000 to carry out the attack. the rate of inflation has gone up for the second month in a row, with prices rising at their fastest pace since march. fuel and clothing were among the main drivers behind the rise. analysts say the latest figures mean the bank of england almost certainly won't cut interest rates when it meets tomorrow. here is our economics editor, faisal islam. the christmas market in the centre of york, the perfect place to test the temperature of a british economy that hasn't fully shaken off the cost—of—living crisis. 0ur sort of lower—value products have been the most popular things we sell for quite a while. we do sell more premium things like desk pads and folios and things like that, which do cost a little bit more, and recently, we've started to see our sales of those increasing. so it's definitely a sign that people are a little bit more willing to spend than they were maybe

lieutenant general igor kirillov and his assistant were killed when a bomb was planted inside the scooterizen of uzbekistan confessed and alleged he was recruited by ukraine. on "morning joe" national security adviser jake sullivan criticized ukraine for a targeted assassination in the middle of moscow. >> i can be straight with you, the united states does not support or enable operations like this. >> joining me from moscow, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons. keir, it's just remarkable, and were you right at the scene this morning, all of this is just incredible. obviously ukraine proudly claiming responsibility and the national security adviser of the united states criticizing them of doing something beyond the battlefield. >> reporter: that's right, andrea, and the man under arrest in russia, akhmad kurbanov is a 29-year-old uzbek man, according to russian officials, his name has been put into the public realm by the russian media. according to russian officials, though, they say that he was given the explosives, put it on the scooter, also rigged a camera. you're

. >> russia's investigative committee says lieutenant general igor kirillov, was on the way to his officexploded. his assistant also died. russian officials say death as a case of terrorism. >> the explosion was so strong. >> it was very scary. at the time of his death, kirillov was under sanctions from multiple countries for his role in russia's war on ukraine, and monday, the sbu charged him with directing the use of banned chemical weapons in combat. russia has denied using toxic agents and kyiv ofyi on the battlefield. over the past year, russia has expanded the amount of territory it controls. on tuesday, president volodymyr zelenskyy called on western allies to take stronger action to sto russi vessels from operating in european waters. >> doing so will not only cut off russia's war funding, but will also'p protect nature. >> ukraine's recorded more than 4800 cases of russia usingns one battlefield since the war hasre, ktvu, fox twoews. >> vallejo residents are to depy chp officers to help reduce crime in t city. more than 3000 people ve an online petition urging the governor to hel

they were in mistreating their w z- the head of russia's nuclear and chemical forces, general igor kirillovas been sanctioned by multiple countries for his role ukraine. he allegedly approved the use of a banned chemical weapon in combat. ukraine says it has recorded more than 4800 russia using tox battlefield, a claim russia the generalilled by an explosive deviceter. russian officials say they are investigating his death as an act of terrorism. in syria, forensic teams have the grim task of identifying bodies found in a mass grave this week. the remains of0 corpses were uncovered in a village in the southern part of that country, and that number is expected to rise significantly. relatives have said following the ouster of bashar al-assad's government they had hopes they would find their loved ones in a prison. syria's prisons were infamous for their harsh conditions. the state department has condemned the assad regime for its brutality against the syrian people. >> i think theef depravity of this regime which was on display for the world to see over the course of this civil war, aime tha