A suspect has been detained in connection with the murder of a senior Russian general in Moscow.
Although his name has not been specified, the suspect is a man from the Republic of Uzbekistan who was born in 1995, according to Russia's Federal Security Service.
He is accused of detonating an explosive outside a residential building in Moscow on Tuesday, killing Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide Major IV Polikarpov.
Ukrainian officials praise Russian General Igor Kirillov after he is killed by explosives in Moscow
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed on Tuesday when an explosive device exploded outside his Moscow residence. (AP)
The suspect said he was hired by Ukraine's special services to carry out the attack, which claimed responsibility on Tuesday.
The Russian military's chemical, biological and radiological protection unit commander Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed on December 12 outside a residential building on Ryazansky Street in Moscow, according to the Russian Investigative Committee. The scene of the explosion. 17. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
According to a Russian statement translated into English, “Following their instructions, he arrived in Moscow, took a powerful homemade explosive device, placed it on an electric scooter and parked it near the entrance to the house of Mr. IA Kirillov. ” he said. “In order to monitor the addresses of military personnel, he rented a car-sharing vehicle and installed a Wi-Fi video camera in it, the footage of which was distributed online to organizers in the city of Dnieper (Ukraine).”
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