A Russian general was killed in a Moscow explosion

A high-ranking general in the Russian Armed Forces and his aide were killed in an explosion in Moscow.

Russia’s Investigative Committee said Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, commander of the nuclear, biological and chemical defense forces, was leaving an apartment building early Tuesday when an explosive device hidden in a motorcycle exploded.

Pictures from the scene showed the entrance to the building, which was severely damaged, with burn marks on the walls and a number of windows broken. Two bags of bodies were also seen in the street.

In October, The United Kingdom imposed sanctions Kirillov was accused of overseeing the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine and acting as a “disinformation spokesman for the Kremlin.”

The Ukrainian intelligence service charged him in absentia on Monday On telegram He was “responsible for the mass use of banned chemical weapons.”

The Investigative Committee, Russia’s main investigative authority, said it had “opened a criminal case into the killing of two soldiers.”

“Investigators, forensic experts and operational services are working at the scene,” she added.

“Investigative procedures and operational research activities are being implemented with the aim of determining all circumstances of the crime.”