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Russian general in charge of chemical weapons unit killed in Moscow scooter blast

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov killed along with his deputy after device attached to escooter exploded

The Guardian - UK

Russia: General, his aide killed in blast in Moscow

Chief of Russia's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide were killed in a blast in southeastern Moscow on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Russian military chief and aide killed in Moscow bombing

An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow has killed the head of Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical…

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Watch live: Police swarm Moscow after Russian general killed in Ukraine-claimed attack

Watch live from Moscow as police surround the scene of a bomb explosion that killed a senior Russian general on Tuesday, 17 December.

The Independent UK

Who was Igor Kirillov, senior Russian general killed by bombing in Moscow?

Igor Kirillov was charged by Kyiv over use of banned chemical weapons in war

The Independent UK

Russian General Killed In Moscow Bombing

Russian General Igor Kirillov, wanted by Ukraine for chemical weapons use, killed by bomb in Moscow. Investigation ongoing.

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Russia vows revenge on Ukraine after general assassinated in Moscow with e-scooter bomb

Ukrainian prosecutors had charged Igor Kirillov in absentia over the alleged use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Chief of Russia’s nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast

Chief of Russia’s Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence killed outside an apartment building.

Al Jazeera

Election-bound Germany Braces For Russian Disinformation Threat

As Germany heads for elections, its security services warn that Russia and its sympathisers may step up meddling and disinformation to boost extremist parties and sow doubt about the democratic process.

International Business Times

Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia

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The Independent UK

Russian presence in Syria remains. But it's unclear for how long

Russia’s scorched-earth intervention on behalf of former Syrian President Bashar Assad once turned the tide of the Syrian civil war

The Independent UK

Ousted Syrian president Assad makes first public statement since fall of his regime

Bashar al-Assad claimed he had no intention of leaving the country when he lost his grip on the country a week ago

International Business Times

Putin Cheers 'Landmark' 2024, Says Troops Have Upper Hand In Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed his army's accelerating advance in Ukraine and praised 2024 as a "landmark" year in the course of Moscow's military offensive on its Western-backed neighbour.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,026

Here are the key developments on the 1,026th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Moscow of recklessness after oil tanker sinks in storm

One dead while second tanker in distress in Black Sea near occupied Crimea. What we know on day 1,027

The Guardian - UK

Russian tanker sinks in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil

Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness due to risk of ecological damage as second tanker runs aground

The Independent UK

Russia has begun using North Korean troops in significant numbers in Ukraine, Zelensky says

Ukraine has accused Russia of deploying North Korean soldiers to the front lines in Kursk, marking a significant escalation in conflict

International Business Times

A Palace In Shock: Bashar Al-Assad's Final Moments In Syria

Hours before rebel forces seized Damascus and toppled his government on Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was already out of the country, telling hardly anyone, five former officials told AFP. The night before, Assad had even asked his close adviser Buthaina Shaaban to prepare a speech -- which the ousted…

The Conversation

Trump wants China’s help in making peace in Ukraine. He’s unlikely to get it

US president-elect Donald Trump has invited China’s president Xi Jinping to his inauguration on January 20 in a surprise move which appears to be part of a plan to involve Beijing in ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine.

International Business Times

Russia Names Sanctioned Sports Minister As Olympics Chief

Russia named a sports minister sanctioned by the West as its new Olympics chief on Friday, as Moscow faces isolation from international sport over its Ukraine offensive.

The Independent UK

Voices: Does Assad’s exile in Moscow mean Putin’s days are now numbered?

COMMENT: The sudden collapse of Syria’s brutal regime is a reminder how any leader can appear to be in power, until suddenly he isn’t, says Mary Dejevsky

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