{"id":5087,"date":"2024-12-17T09:24:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgdmedia.live\/?p=5087"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:24:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T09:24:38","slug":"russian-general-leading-nuclear-protection-forces-killed-in-moscow-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/?p=5087","title":{"rendered":"Russian General Leading Nuclear Protection Forces Killed in Moscow Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakiwala Barbra<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s nuclear protection forces, was killed in a powerful explosion in Moscow on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Russian state media, the blast occurred as Kirillov was leaving a residential building, where a device concealed inside a scooter detonated. The remotely operated bomb contained approximately 300 grams of explosives and caused significant damage to the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5088\" src=\"https:\/\/mgdmedia.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-17-at-11.04.13_deb6bad2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-17-at-11.04.13_deb6bad2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-17-at-11.04.13_deb6bad2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-17-at-11.04.13_deb6bad2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-17-at-11.04.13_deb6bad2-860x483.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The explosion, described by witnesses as extremely loud, left residents shaken. A local woman told Reuters: \u201cAt first, we thought it might have been construction work, but the blast was so loud that it was terrifying. It didn\u2019t seem like something ordinary.\u201d Investigators are now looking into how the device was placed and remotely triggered in such a high-security zone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4729\" src=\"https:\/\/mgdmedia.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.35.32_bd5834ef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kirillov\u2019s death comes just one day after he was charged in absentia by Ukrainian authorities for allegedly using banned chemical weapons during Russia\u2019s ongoing war in Ukraine. He had previously been sanctioned by the UK and other Western nations for his involvement in chemical weapons deployment and for spreading Kremlin disinformation to justify Russia\u2019s military actions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4709\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4709\" src=\"https:\/\/mgdmedia.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.36.25_4ef32859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.36.25_4ef32859.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.36.25_4ef32859-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.36.25_4ef32859-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.36.25_4ef32859-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mgdmediaug.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-11-28-at-13.36.25_4ef32859-860x691.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">https:\/\/www.lugonyolasafaris.com1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This incident has sparked heightened security concerns in Moscow, particularly given Kirillov\u2019s role in Russia\u2019s strategic nuclear defenses. Authorities have yet to determine who is responsible for the attack, but it marks a rare and bold strike against a high-ranking military official.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakiwala Barbra Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia\u2019s nuclear protection forces, was killed in a powerful explosion in Moscow on Tuesday. According to Russian state media, the blast occurred as Kirillov was leaving a residential building, where a device concealed inside a scooter detonated. 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