yes, it was the sbu, _ the heart of moscow? yes, it was the sbu, i _ the heart of moscow?bu, i was _ the heart of moscow? yes, it was the sbu, i was told - the heart of moscow? yes, it was the sbu, i was told thisl was the sbu, i was told this yesterday by people in kyiv and it is not being disguised. they point out this man was a war criminal and had been charged with ordering chemical weapons attacks which had hurt and injured more than 2000 ukrainian soldiers, therefore he was a legitimate target. they have been quietly celebrating how successful this operation has been. the bigger point is one of asymmetric warfare. ukraine has got fewer troops, it has got fewer planes, fewer tanks, and it has been losing ground in the east of the country. and so what it is trying to demonstrate to its own people and to the world is that it can strike back and work effectively. these kinds of operations, i think, are very important and certainly igor kirillov was the highest ranking russian functionary to be killed in this way. 0thers be killed in this way. others have been shot and bo

an sbu source has described mr kirillov as "a legitimate target" — and a "war criminal".in officials have described the bombing as "a terrorist act". our russia editor steve rosenberg is following the story — and gave this update from moscow. this is what we know so far, based on what russian investigators have said. they say the bomb was hidden in a scooter by the entrance to an apartment block and detonated remotely. they say that lieutenant general kirillov was killed, along with his assistant. now, lieutenant general kirillov was head of russia's nuclear chemical biological protection forces, so this is a senior figure killed in this attack. images coming in from the scene showed considerable damage to the entrance to the block of flats, lots of bomb damage, police and investigators on the scene, looking for clues. ukraine's security service charge the russian general in absentia for allegedly using chemical weapons in ukraine. he was sanctioned back in october by the british authorities who accused russia of flagrant violation of the chemical weapons convention, but

sources within ukraine's security services — the sbu — have told the bbc that it was behind a bomb attackscow which killed a senior russian general in charge of the country's nuclear, chemical and biological defence. igor kirillov and his assistant were blown up as they left an apartment building around six kilometres south—east of the kremlin. on monday ukrainian prosecutors charged lieutenant general kirillov with using banned chemical weapons. russian investigators say the bomb was hidden in a scooter — and detonated remotely. the sbu source has described mr kirillov as "a legitimate target" — and a "war criminal" who gave orders to use banned chemical weapons against ukraine's military. this is the scene live in moscow outside the apartment block where the general was killed. our russia editor steve rosenberg is following —— our —— oui’ pressure —— our pressure editor says investigators are trying to find out what happened. here he is with the latest. well, this is what we know so far. this is based on what russian investigators have said. they say that the bomb was hidden in a scoote

i mean, it was the sbu. yesterday by people in kyiv that, that's not being disguised. and they point out that this man was a war criminal. he'd been charged with, um, ordering chemical weapons attacks which had which had hurt and injured more than 2000 ukrainian soldiers. they regard him as a legitimate target, and i think have also been kind of quietly celebrating about how successful, um, this operation has been. and i think the bigger point is one of asymmetric warfare. ukraine has got fewer troops. it's got fewer planes, uh, you know, fewer tanks. and it's been losing ground in the east of the country. um, and so what it's trying to demonstrate to its own people and to the world is that it can still strike back and work effectively. so these kinds of operations are, i think, are very important. and certainly general kirillov was the highest ranking russian functionary to be killed in this way. others have been shot and bombed. but this really was a pretty astonishing operation. we're just getting a line

officials within ukraine's security service, or sbu, are reportedly claiming responbi infoation than do not enable nor do we support those kinds of missions. >> russia's investigative committee says lieutenant general igor kirillov, was on the way to his office when a bomb planted near an apartment building exploded. 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 u

under sanctions from multiple countries for his role in russia's war on ukraine, and on monday, the sbued him with directing the use of banned chemical weapons in combat. russia has denied using toxic agents and instead accused kyiv of deploying them 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 stop russian vessels from operating in european waters. >> doing so will not only cut off russia's war funding, but will also protect nature. >> ukraine's security service says it has recorded more than 4800 cases of russia using chemical weapons on the battlefield since the war has started. in london, greg palkot, ktvu, fox two news. >> a new bill has been introduced in sacramento meant to protect immigrant children in schools. this comes after president elect trump promised mass deportations when he takes office in january. the bill would ban immigration officers from being on school campuses, and school leaders would be barred from interacting with i

it is also the sbu and other branches of a great -- of ukrainian intelligence.t of a broader pattern. many officials in ukraine realize it is impossible to win the war in ukraine if it is confined to ukraine. they are trying to bring the war to russia. that is why president zelenskyy order the invasion of the kursk region of russia. that is why ukraine is firing drones and missiles at military and infrastructure in russia. that is why there has been this growing number of the on russian soil as you mentioned. in addition to the general, one of the leaders of the russian cruise missile program but before that senior russian officers, intelligence officials. that is all part of a campaign to bring the war to russia so that the russians also feel the results of this three-year-old conflict that has been felt by every ukrainian. >> there is a certain flamboyance in a way to the methods that they are using. they are very public in the way they execute some of these assassinations. highly covert operations. it is much in the style of the israeli intelligence services.

and tonight, ukraine's security service, the sbu, says they've uncovered a major russian spy ring whichffected ukrainians who they alleged were trying to pass on details of the locations of western supplied weapons in ukraine, including f—16s — in other words, primed russian targets, not least for propaganda purposes — they say they've foiled that plot. we've been talking to ukrainian troops on the front line, there is no doubt they're tired after three years of fighting, they�* re losing ground. but they're not giving up — and this clandestine war shows that, too, whatever uncertainty may lie ahead next. earlier melinda herring, senior fellow at the atlantic council's eurasia centre, told me the attack sent the message that nobody in russia was safe. that was the big message that kyiv was sending moscow with this attack on the lieutenant general. it's the first general in russia to be hit. other generals have been hit along the front, but really, to get this deep into russia is a big deal. it sends a message, it's chilling, that no—one is safe. and there's a second theme as well. so, t

and tonight, ukraine's security service, the sbu, says they've uncovered a major russian spy ring whichffected ukraine's who they alleged were trying to pass on details of the locations of western supplied weapons in ukraine, including f—16s — in other words, primed russian targets not least for propaganda purposes — they say they've foiled that plot. we've been talking to ukrainian troops on the front line, there is no doubt their tired after three years of fighting, they are losing ground. but they're not giving up, and this clandestine war shows that too, whatever uncertainty may lie ahead next. now executive director of the institute. how do you think this attack is being received in russia? carl, it's very interesting. i think they are probably feeling a bit of wounded pride and russia. again, this is right in the heart of moscow, as you said, a senior general — gas, other russian generals have been killed by the ukrainians, but they've been killed on ukrainian territory by and large. although ukraine did pretty spectacularly recently kill at least 1—2 commanders in crimea — that i

the more important thing is the increasing assassination campaign by what is the ukrainian internal sbuhere is a wider picture going on as well, lucy, which is that both sides, and this is happening in an environment where both sides are basically using the gig economy for their sabotage. in the russians�* case inside europe, and in the ukrainian case, if this turns out to be true, in the way they are just recruiting people with the lure of money on short—term contracts and some big win for them. and often they are not that experienced, they don't have, in this case potentially, the escape and evasion techniques to get out of there after they have committed some sort of attack, and get rounded up. so they are essentially pawns which are recruited along gig economy lines. and finally, patrick, what do you think the russian response is going to be now? probably missile attacks on ukrainian energy infrastructure. they will build them up again and then go strong again. i wouldn't be surprised if we saw something like an 0reshnik, those missiles, used, as they were previously. we willjust ha

was under sanctions from multiple countriesor his role in russia's war on ukraine and on monday the sbuecting the use of banned chemical weapons in combat. using agents and instead accused kyiv of deploying them onbatt year, russia has expanded the amount of territory controls. on tuesday, president volodymyr zelenskyy called on western to take stronger action from operating in european waters. >> doing so will not only off russia's war funding but wi nature. >> ukraine's security service says it has recorded more than 4800 of g palkot, fox news. >> lawmakers in washington, d.c hope to settle concerns over those mysterious drone sightings at have been happenin officials spoke to lawmakers today during a classified house briefing on the matter. they continueinsist there is no threat to national security safety. the unidentified objects are a combination of legally operated drones planes, helicopters and stars. but they do acknowledge some drones have flown over military bases which is a the u.s. senate passedlegislation today granting states more authofend drones. the bill is now on its

and the russians are saying that he was recruited by ukraine's security service, the sbu ordered to come to moscow and that he received an electric scooter here, and that then he was given a homemade bomb, an explosive device that he rigged the scooter with that explosive device and parked it outside of that apartment block where the general igor kirillov lived. now, apparently, after that, what he did was he got a carsharing car. he rented a car that was rigged with a camera and also parked it outside of that same building. now the camera was able to see the entrance of that building where the general would come in and come out at the same time. that car was rigged with a camera with a direct feed. the russians say to the city of dnipro in central ukraine, of course, the city that you've reported from extensively as well. so the ukrainians, the russians allege, had eyes on that building the entire time. and when the general and his assistant came out, that is when the explosive device was set off. and of course, we were at the scene there yesterday, and that explosion did seem to be pre

and the sbu the ukrainian intelligence agency, specifically took credit for that attack. no ambiguity at all. we did it. here's footage to show that we did it which they gave to news media in kyiv. this is the first attack like this in moscow i'm aware of since a notorious attack in 2022 that killed the daughter of a prominent pro war russian writer. her name was daria daguna and she was killed similarly by a car bomb in moscow that was intended for her father and killed her instead. the u.s. warned the intelligence agencies in ukraine don't do this. we have evidence that you did it. don't do it. and for the white house, this kind of operation is consistently been a worry. they view it as escalatory and provocative. what the white house and its remaining few weeks will do to try to restrain ukrainian operations is hard to say. but the russians are certain to respond to this aggressively. >> well, and david, of course the talk of truce, conversations of a ceasefire, of course have been going around in washington and across europe. this obviously seems to be a setback. are

and tonight, ukraine's security service, the sbu, says they have uncovered a major russian spy have uncoveredajor russian spy ring, which included disaffected ukrainians who they allege were trying to pass on details of the locations of western supplied weapons in ukraine, including f16s, air defence systems, in the other words, prized russian targets, not least for propaganda purposes, they say they've foiled that plot. we've been down on the front—line talking to ukrainian troops, there's no doubt they're tired after three years of fighting, they know they're losing ground, but that said, they're not giving up. this clandestine war shows that too, whatever the uncertainties that lie ahead. i'v e i've been speaking with the author of putin's world about this. an attack in russia's capital, we heard from our correspondent — what sort of message do you think ukraine is trying to send here, a pretty brazen move? i trying to send here, a pretty brazen move?— brazen move? i think the ukrainians _ brazen move? i think the ukrainians want - brazen move? i think the ukrainians want the - brazen move