Russian Army General Assassinated in Moscow.
According to Russia Today, following an explosion in Moscow, the Russian capital, General Igor Krylov, commander of the radio, chemical, and biological defense forces of the Russian army, was killed.
A government source told Russia Today that, according to preliminary information, General Igor Krylov and his assistant were killed as a result of an improvised explosive device detonated on an electric scooter that was placed at the entrance.
According to the source, “the power of the explosive device was about 200 grams of TNT.”
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said of General Krylov, “Krylov systematically exposed the crimes of the Anglo-Saxons and NATO provocations and worked fearlessly and courageously.”
Konstantin Kosachev, deputy chairman of the Federation Council, also emphasized that “Krylov’s killers will be punished, there is no doubt about that.”
Images from the scene of the assassination of Russian army general in Moscow
Russian media published images from the scene of the assassination of General Igor Krylov in Moscow.