MOSCOW (AP) 鈥� Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia鈥檚 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, was killed early Tuesday by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow, Russia鈥檚 Investigative Committee said.
Kirillov鈥檚 assistant also died in the blast.
Kirillov had been sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court Monday for the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia鈥檚 invasion of the country.
The Associated Press
