then he parked it outside general kirillov�*s house.o 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 men pressed the button and the bomb went off, killing the general. now, he also speaks about why he did it. he said he had been promised $100,000 and a place of residence in the eu. now, whether any of that is true is of course another matter, but it's really important that the russian security services are basically saying that ukrainian agents had been able to organise an assassination of a key russi

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

then he parked it outside general kirillov�*s house.so 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 off, killing the general. now, he also speaks about why he did it. he said he had been promised $100,000 and a place of residence in the eu. now, whether any of that is true is of course another matter, but it's really important that the russian security services are basically saying that ukrainian agents had been able to organise an assassination of a key russian generaljust miles outside of

they say that lieutenant general igor kirillov was killed along with his assistant.irillov 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

so what do we know about the events leading up to the murder of general kirillov. verify�*s nick eardley has been looking at them to try to build up a picture of what happened. yes. this is the man killed in moscow overnight. lieutenant general igor kirillov, a seniorfigure in russian defence, head of moscow's nuclear, biological, chemical protection forces. he was charged by ukraine just yesterday on allegations of the mass use of banned chemical weapons in ukraine. the uk had previously sanctioned him and branded him a significant mouthpiece for kremlin disinformation. he's one of a small number of russian figures killed since the full scale invasion of ukraine, killed in russia. that is. let me show you where this incident happened. it's here in the southeast of moscow. 0utside these blocks of flats in a fairly new residential neighbourhood. there are a number of videos emerging online and bbc verify has been looking at them to try and build up a picture of what happened. this video that we can show you on the screen here shows an explosion. it's just off camera

then he parked it outside general kirillov�*s house.o he apparently rented a car also parked outside the house, placed a camera inside the car, which was basically a live streaming 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 live streaming from outside general kirillov�*s house to 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 off, killing the general. now he also speaks about why he did it. he said he had been promised $100,000 and a place of residence in the eu. now, were there any of that is true is, of course, another matter. but it's really important that the russian security services are basically saying that ukrainian agents have been able to organise an assassination, an as

how big of a blow is such an assassination of general kirillov? four miles from the kremlin, heart of moscow to putin. >> well, erin, you said it yourself. >> you can't overstate the relevance and the importance of this blow to putin. and you've covered the sort of optical part, which is it happened right next to the kremlin matthew drew the attention to the fact that this brings the war home to muscovites, which has been a problem for ukraine, that ukraine has always suffered from the fact that people in saint petersburg and moscow don't see the war as something close to them, and therefore they are indifferent or supportive of the war effort. and ukraine has tried to bring it home to muscovites. this is one way to do it. but there's a much more practical and direct effect on the war effort for russia of this assassination. people like general kirillov felt that they're immune from being killed on the frontline because they're physically not on the frontline. >> they're physically in moscow, safe. >> we've seen people like that, especially anothe

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,

kirillov headed russia's radiological, biological and chemical protection forces. his aide, who was with him, was also killed in the blast. cnn's fred pleitgen walks us through the day of the attack one of russia's top generals and an aide just seconds before the fatal blast. >> we're not showing the moment of the explosion. in this video obtained by cnn, russian investigators say the bomb, with about 300g of tnt, was hidden in an electric scooter parked just outside the entrance of that building. as the general and an aide walked out, it blew up, killing them both. russian investigators say the device was detonated remotely, the blast so powerful it shattered windows several floors up in buildings across the street at first, we thought that cement might have been unloaded or something similar. this resident says, but the blast was so loud it did not seem like construction work. 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 ba

the body of lieutenant general kirillov and his assistant later seen lying on a snow covered sidewalk. the bomb was attached to a scooter and detonated remotely, a ukrainian security source 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 killings, 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 medvedev calling on colleagues to stand in honor of the general and urging investigators to find the killers. all of this 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. >> thanks. >>> in 60 seconds, we go inside a police crackdown on counterfeit weight loss drugs being sold in a cl

kirillov of coordinating the use of banned chemical weapons on ukrainian forces.in 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 scooter. a terrorist attack, she called it. it was the targeted assassination of this man. left -- lieutenant general igor kirillov was chief of russia's radiation, chemical, and biological protection forces. only yesterday, ukraine had reportedly charged him in absentia, the alleged use of chemical weapo

the biden administration condemned kirillov's actions, but said the u.s. no involvement in his death. >> the united states's prospective assassination operations far from the battlefield in a capital city. that's not something that's part of american military doctrine. >> today, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is meeting with nato officials to discuss deploying foreign peacekeeping troops until ukraine can join nato. >> and in weather, some fog could reform once again overnight. but we are tracking multiple rain clouds in the five day f ececast and we z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, they can think more about possibilities for their business and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering five years of savings. powerin

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

kyiv and and its western allies had accused lieutenant general igor kirillov of carrying out war crimesthing moscow denies. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest. a moscow apartment block, now a crime scene. earlier this morning, a bomb exploded outside the entrance, killing a top russian general. the explosives were reportedly hidden on an electric scooter. calling it a terrorist attack, a spokesperson for russia's investigative committee confirmed that lt gen igor kirillov and his assistant had been killed. lt gen kirillov was chief 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 hom

it took just seconds as igor kirillov walked from this door. a scooter laden with explosives detonated. the whole thing videoed from a camera in a car just across the road and beamed, russian 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

kirillov was the head of russia's chemical, radiological and biological weapons unit.foreign ministry said today they plan to address the killing at the united nations, and they vowed retribution. >> the permanent mission of russia to the un will raise the issue of the committed terrorist attack during the un security council meeting. we are confident that all the organizers and perpetrators of the murder of igor kirillov will be found, punished, 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 a

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

kirillov, the highest ranking military officer to be assassinated in russia since the war began.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. and they are warning tonight, such an inglorious end awaits all those who kill ukrainians. david? >> david: our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell with us tonight. ian, thank you. >>> back here in the u.s. at this hour, to the dangerous driving, blinding rain, ice, heavy snow. moving from the midwest right into the northeast wed

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

kirillov has been sanctioned over his use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in ukraine, and onlycharged 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 the fact that this is carried out in moscow, in the capital of russia itself is just another indication that russia cannot pretend to its people forever that the war is not going to come home to them. >> reporter: haley ott, cbs news, london. >>> rescue teams are digging for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the tiny pacific island nation of vanuatu. at least 14 people are now dead. cbs' zahara sand has dramatic video showing the quake as it hit. >>> this is the moment when a deadly earthquake shook the capital city of vanuatu in the south pacific. the 7.3 magnitude qu

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

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,

just yesterday, ukraine accused general kirillov of using chemical weapons.'s fred pleitgen was one of the first journalists on the scene one of russia's top generals and an aide just seconds before the fatal blast. >> we're not showing the moment of the explosion. >> in this video obtained by cnn, russian investigators say the bomb, with about 300g of tnt, was hidden in an electric scooter parked just outside the entrance of that building. >> as the general and an aide walked out, it blew up, killing them both. >> russian investigators say the device was detonated remotely, the blast so powerful it shattered windows several floors up in buildings across the street at first, we thought that cement might have been unloaded or something similar. this resident says, but the blast was so loud it did not seem like construction work. 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, acc

kirillov has been sanctioned over his alleged use of chemical weapons on the battlefield in ukraine, 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 ordinary russians helps ukraine, so the fact this is held out in moscow, in the capital of russia itself, is an indication that russia cannot pretend to its people forever that the war is not going to come home to them. >> reporter: haley ott, cbs news, london. >> norah: robert f. kennedy jr. was back on capitol hill today hoping to convince senators to support his nomination for secretary of health and human services, and he's also called for removing fluoride from america's drinking water. that's jump-started a debate that many thought had been settled decades ago. cbs's meg oliver looks a

the incident comes just a day after ukraine reportedly charged mr kirillov in absentia of coordinating use of banned chemical weapons on ukrainian forces on the frontlines. the kremlin denied those allegations. russia's investigative committee says it has opened a criminal 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 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 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, chemicaland biological protection forces. only yesterday, ukraine had re

kirillov era jefe de las fuerzas militares de defensa nuclear, biologica y quimica de rusia.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 guillen, el ex fundador del cartel del golfo y tambien fundador de los zetas y quien lamentablemente marco uno de los episodios mas violentos en este pais. osiel cardenas guillen fue extraditado a mexico tras pagar una condena en estados unidos por trafico de drogas. >> cardenas guillen arribo a mexico

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

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,

moscow has denied this, and says it's looking into kirillov's death as act of terrorism. >> today, asof a terrorist attack, our colleague and our comrade died. everyone understands what happened, what happened and what needs to be done. the investigators must find the killers in russia. and we must do everything to destroy the patrons who are in kyiv. amna: meantime, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy welcomed poland's prime minister to the western city of liviv today. donald toosk said that poland will do everything in its power to make ukraine's membership in nato a real possibility. zelenskyy is set to meet with nato leaders tomorrow in brussels. turning to the middle east, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his nation's troops will remain in what israel calls a buffer zone inside syria for the foreseeable future. netanyahu made the comments during a visit to the top of mount hermon, about six miles inside syria and across the border from the israeli-controlled golan heights. israel seized a portion of southern syria in the days after president bashar al-assad was

it on an electric scooter, which he parked at the entrance of the apartment building where igor kirillovived. >> video released by the russian security services purports to show the suspect setting up a surveillance camera in a car outside. the camera is said to have livestreamed the attack to ukrainian intelligence, which has indeed claimed responsibility for the killing. >> moscow. >> the suspects, then shown on video, possibly under duress, saying he was promised $100,000 and a european passport for, in his words, pressing the button but the bombing on the streets of moscow is only the latest in a series of assassinations of prominent figures supporting russia's full scale invasion of ukraine, starting with daria dugina, an outspoken advocate of the conflict and daughter of a pro-kremlin nationalist killed in a car bombing in august 2022. ukraine denied involvement, but the shooting just last week of mikhail shatsky, a russian missile developer outside moscow, was orchestrated by ukrainian intelligence, according to a cnn source in kyiv, as was the car bombing in november of valeri tr

the ukrainians, for their part, accused kirillov of overseeing the use of chemical substances againstheir 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 lieutenant generals assassination comes just hours after putin met with his top military brass ripping into the biden administration for its support of ukraine in an effort to weaken our country and imp

a source confirmed to cnn that one of them is kirillov, but we don't know which.e 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 justice campaign and author of red notice and freezing order. also here, glenn corn, a retired cia senior executive. i want to begin with you, glenn. ukraine is reaching deeper into russia, closer to vladimir putin and his inner circle. how would ukraine p

so, uh kirillov has been sanctioned by the united states, the uk and canada.nd then, wolf, i think there's another part of him that's important, which is not just the military side, but the propaganda side, because he defended russia's use, you know, alleged use, he would say, of chemical weapons. he defended actually, assad's use of chemical weapons in syria. and he also accused the united states and ukraine of creating bio labs. you might have heard some of that propaganda which still exists. it is still floating around the internet that the united states created bio labs, created covid 19, created a number of other things. so he was, you know, he was a big fish. and i think the ukrainians definitely wanted to take him out. >> yeah, they certainly did. how do you think the kremlin, jill, is going to react? >> well, they already have, wolf. i just noticed that they said he was an outstanding military leader, quote, a scientist and an innovator. now, i think it's interesting that the kremlin has to react in some fashion because this is really bad when one of y

reuters is supporting the suspect in the killing of the russian general kirillov has been charged withsm, that has come from the court, the killing on tuesday right in the centre of moscow. the ukrainian security services saying they were behind the killing, but that suspect in the killing has been charged today with terrorism. you're watching bbc news. we will have more on that news as it comes into us. let's change gear entirely. now a look back at the movie year — what have been some of the best films released in 202a. here's tom brook. 2024 is drawing to a close, and as is the custom every december, we look back at the film is released during the last 12 months. some were quite good, some were brilliant and there were a few that were truly awful. anyway, here is my list of the top ten films of 202a. at number ten, the seed of the sacred fig, a family drama that serves as a microcosm of life under iran's authoritarian government. director mohammad rasoulof, who's now living in exile, managed to shoot this critique of the government in ninth place, emilia perez — a musical crime film

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

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

at the time of his death, kirillov was under sanctions from multiple countries for his role in russia'swith 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 help the vallejo pd, similar to the assistance given to oakland and san francisco. the petition says drug crime, shootings and shoplifting are increasing. the vallejo police department has a shortage of officers. right now, it's only got 73 sworn officers, but is budgeted for 132. san francisco

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