The vast spy agency behind Russian general’s death
The assassination of Igor Kirillov marked the latest strike in a shadow war between Kyiv and Moscow. It was carried out by Ukraine’s intelligence service, the SBU.
An SBU official confirmed his agency was responsible for Igor Kirillov’s death. AP
The scooter would not have seemed out of place parked outside an apartment block in Moscow, where the electronic two-wheelers are a regular mode of transport for many of the Russian capital’s 13 million residents.
But this one – a key element of an elaborate and lethal operation – carried something other than a rider: an explosive device fixed with between 100 grams and 300 grams of TNT, according to Russian investigators.
