It didn't look like there was any danger when Igor Kirillov and his assistant left his Moscow apartment block, but hidden

behind a lamppost circled in red was a bomb. And within seconds of leaving, both men were dead. Shattered glass, all that

was left of this car windscreen. The bomb was concealed in an electric scooter and was reportedly the work of the Ukrainian security

service. Kirillov was a top Russian general. His assassination here, not even five miles from the Kremlin, brings the war

much closer to home for those living nearby. "I thought this was it. War has started. Drones. The building was shaking and I

live on the 23rd floor. I didn't even look out the window because it was so scary."

charge of Russia's nuclear, chemical, and biological protection forces; the ones deployed in conditions of contamination. Ukraine's accused him of using chemical

weapons on the battlefield. Russia denies the allegation, but the UK believes it too and appeared to welcome his death.

Yeah, make no mistake, this was a bad man, and he has a proven and admitted record of using chemical weapons against troops

on the battlefield. And it was for that reason that, as a government, in October we sanctioned him and his unit

because they were breaking international law. There's been a string of similar attacks in Russia since the start of the

war, which Moscow's blamed on Ukraine. Among them, the killing of Daria Dugina, the daughter of ultra-nationalist ideologue

Alexander Dugin in 2022. But Kirillov is the most high-profile of them all. The fact this

has happened so far from the battlefield and so close to the center of Moscow will be hugely embarrassing for Vladimir

Putin, because it's another reminder that, despite all his talk of Russia being in control of the war, things still aren't

Always going to plan. Russia's investigative committee has classified the attack as an act of terrorism, and the Kremlin will

undoubtedly respond.  Iva Bennett, Sky News, Moscow.

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General Kirillov and his assistant were killed by a bomb hidden near their apartment building.

The bomb was concealed in an electric scooter.

The attack is reportedly the work of the Ukrainian security service.

The assassination occurred near the Kremlin, bringing the war closer to home for residents.

Eyewitness accounts describe the force of the explosion and resulting fear.

Kirillov was in charge of Russia's nuclear, chemical, and biological protection forces.

Ukraine accused him of using chemical weapons.

Russia denies the allegations, but the UK believes them and seemingly welcomed his death.

The UK government sanctioned Kirillov and his unit for breaking international law.

Similar attacks have occurred in Russia since the war began, blamed on Ukraine by Moscow.

Kirillov's assassination is the most high-profile of these attacks.

The attack's proximity to the Kremlin is embarrassing for Putin.

The incident highlights that Russia's war plans aren't always successful.

Russia's investigative committee classified the attack as terrorism.