Igor Kirillov (general)

Igor Kirillov
Igor Kirillov
	File:Kirillov Igor Anatolyevich (3x4 cropped).jpg Kirillov in 2019
Native name	Игорь Анатольевич Кириллов
Born	13 July 1970; Kostroma, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	17 December 2024 (aged 54); Moscow, Russia
Allegiance	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Service/branch	File:Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg Russian Ground Forces
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	Russian NBC Protection Troops
Awards	Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"; Order of Military Merit; Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"; Medal "For Military Valour"; Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"; Medal "For Distinguished Military Service"; Medal "For Participation in Victory Day Military Parade"; Medal "Participant of the military operation in Syria";

Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov (13 July 1970 – 17 December 2024) was a Russian lieutenant general. He was the Head of the NBC Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces until his assassination in 2024.

In September 2014, Kirillov was appointed head of the Timoshenko NBC Protection Military Academy.^[1]

On 16 December 2024, Ukraine charged Kirillov in absentia for using banned chemical weapons during the Russo-Ukrainian war.^[2]

Kirillov was killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russia on 17 December 2024.^[3] A bomb was hidden in an E-scooter that was nearby Kirillov.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The Security Service of Ukraine claimed responsibility for the killing and called Kirillov a war criminal.^[8]

References[change]

↑ Кириллов Игорь. "Военная академия РХБЗ — главный учебно-методический центр войсковой радиационной, химической и биологической защиты — Игорь Кириллов — Военный совет — Эхо Москвы, 11.03.2017" [The Military Academy of the RCBZ is the main educational and methodological center for military radiation, chemical and biological defense - Igor Kirillov - Military Council - Echo Moscow, 03/11/2017]. Эхо Москвы (Echo Moscow) (in русский). Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
↑ Boldizsar Gyori (16 December 2024). "Ukraine charges Russian general over use of banned chemical weapons". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
↑ "Chief of Russian nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
↑ "Igor Kirillov: Russian general killed in Moscow explosion". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
↑ "Igor Kirillov: Russian general in charge of nuclear troops killed by blast in Moscow". Sky News. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
↑ "Russian general sanctioned over chemical weapon use in Ukraine killed in Moscow blast". The Guardian. 17 December 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
↑ "Igor Kirillov: Russian general killed in Moscow explosion". BBC News. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
↑ Melkozerova, Veronika (17 December 2024). "Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow bombing". Politico.

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[1] Кириллов Игорь. "Военная академия РХБЗ — главный учебно-методический центр войсковой радиационной, химической и биологической защиты — Игорь Кириллов — Военный совет — Эхо Москвы, 11.03.2017" [The Military Academy of the RCBZ is the main educational and methodological center for military radiation, chemical and biological defense - Igor Kirillov - Military Council - Echo Moscow, 03/11/2017]. Эхо Москвы (Echo Moscow) (in русский). Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[2] Boldizsar Gyori (16 December 2024). "Ukraine charges Russian general over use of banned chemical weapons". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

[3] "Chief of Russian nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[4] "Igor Kirillov: Russian general killed in Moscow explosion". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[5] "Igor Kirillov: Russian general in charge of nuclear troops killed by blast in Moscow". Sky News. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[6] "Russian general sanctioned over chemical weapon use in Ukraine killed in Moscow blast". The Guardian. 17 December 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[7] "Igor Kirillov: Russian general killed in Moscow explosion". BBC News. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[8] Melkozerova, Veronika (17 December 2024). "Ukraine assassinates Russian chemical weapons chief in Moscow bombing". Politico.

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