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Ukraine says its secret service behind bomb that killed senior Russian general in Moscow

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Ukraine has claimed it's behind a blast that killed a senior Russian general in Moscow. This marks the highest-profile killing of a military officer on Russian soil by Kyiv. Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed after an explosive device attached to a scooter went off outside an apartment building. The attack was reportedly part of a "special operation" by Ukraine's intelligence service. This comes a day after Kyiv charged Kirillov with the use of banned chemical weapons on the battlefield — an allegation that Moscow has denied. Dasha Chernyshova reports. 

Ukraine has claimed it's behind a blast that killed a senior Russian general in Moscow. This marks the highest-profile killing of a military officer on Russian soil by Kyiv. Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed after an explosive device attached to a scooter went off outside an apartment building. The attack was reportedly part of a "special operation" by Ukraine's intelligence service. This comes a day after Kyiv charged Kirillov with the use of banned chemical weapons on the battlefield — an allegation that Moscow has denied. Dasha Chernyshova reports. 

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