According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, on the morning of December 17 in Moscow, “an explosive device placed in a scooter standing near the entrance of a residential building” was detonated. The same report says the device was attached to the handle of an electric scooter parked by the entrance.

The BBC report says the Investigative Committee confirmed that an explosive device had been placed in a scooter near the entrance of the residential building. It also reports TASS sources saying the device’s power was about 300 grams of TNT equivalent.

Reuters reports that the device used in the attack was hidden in an electric scooter parked near the entrance of the building. It says the blast killed Igor Kirillov and that Russian officials said the device was equivalent to about 300 grams of TNT.

"An explosive device planted in a scooter on Moscow's Ryazansky Avenue, near the residence of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov of Russia's Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, was remotely detonated and appeared to have been targeted, emergency response services told TASS." "The power of the explosion amounted to about 300 grams in TNT equivalent." "According to investigators, on the morning of December 17, an explosive device planted in a scooter near the entrance of a residential building went off on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow. As a result, Igor Kirillov and his aide were killed. A criminal case has been initiated over the murder."

The article reports that the explosive device was installed in a scooter parked by the building entrance. It also states, citing TASS and law-enforcement sources, that the explosive power was about 300 grams of TNT equivalent.

The Investigative Committee said the explosive device had been placed in a scooter near the building entrance. The report also says that, according to TASS sources, the device’s power was about 300 grams of TNT equivalent.

"Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who leads the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), was exiting a residential area on Tuesday morning when an explosive device concealed in a scooter detonated, as reported by Russia's Investigative Committee." "Russian state media revealed that the explosive device, which resulted in the deaths of 54-year-old Kirillov and his assistant on Ryazansky Avenue, had a blast equivalent to 300 grams of TNT."

Kommersant reports, citing experts and investigators, that the explosive device had been taped to the handle of an electric scooter parked near the entrance. It also says the device was detonated remotely and that its power was 200 to 300 grams of TNT equivalent.

The device that exploded and led to the death in Moscow of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was installed in a scooter standing next to the entrance of a residential building. This was stated by the press service of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Moscow. At the same time, as reported by the media, the explosive device was detonated remotely. Media reports: “The power of the explosive device that went off in Moscow was about 300 g of TNT – media.”

According to the department, the cause of the explosion that occurred on the morning of 17 December was an explosive device planted in a scooter next to the entrance of a residential building. “As a result of what happened, the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov and his assistant died,” the Investigative Committee confirmed. The power of the explosion, according to preliminary data, was from 100 to 300 g in TNT equivalent, RT was told by law enforcement agencies.

TASS reports that the explosive power that resulted in the death of the head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, amounted to 300 grams in TNT equivalent. These data are provided by TASS with reference to emergency services. “The power of the explosive device was about 300 grams in TNT equivalent,” the source reported.

According to the Investigative Committee of Russia, the explosion occurred near the entrance of a residential building. The official representative of the department, Svetlana Petrenko, explained that the IED detonated when the lieutenant general went outside and headed towards his car. The Investigative Committee added that the explosive was planted in a scooter, while the power of the IED was about 300 g of TNT.

He, together with his assistant, died near his home on Ryazansky Prospekt as a result of the explosion of a bomb planted in a scooter. General-Lieutenant Igor Kirillov, who held the post of head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, died near a residential building together with his assistant Ilya Polikarpov as a result of the explosion of a bomb hidden in an electric scooter that was standing next to the entrance. A TASS source claims that the power of the device was about 300 grams of TNT. According to RBC, the power was more than 100 grams. The device was detonated using a radio signal.

"Russian state outlets have reported that the explosive utilized contained up to 300 grams of explosive material." "According to sources from law enforcement, it has been indicated that the explosion was probably triggered remotely." "A UN assessment tool, designed to estimate damage from explosions, suggests that an equivalent of 300 grams of TNT can shatter small windows from approximately 17 meters (55 feet) away and can inflict damage on brick structures from a distance of 1.3 meters."

The Reuters report broadcast by Smotrim says the explosive device was embedded in an electric scooter and that the explosive charge was estimated at 300 grams of TNT equivalent.

The article says the Investigative Committee reported that the explosive device was placed in a scooter parked near the residential entrance. It also says, citing TASS, that the explosive power was about 300 grams of TNT equivalent.

The bomb was inside an electric scooter and was triggered remotely. It had the power equivalent to roughly 300g of TNT, Russian state news agency Tass reported, citing unnamed sources in the emergency services. Lt Gen Kirillov's assistant was also killed in the blast.

The Investigative Committee stated that the bomb was placed in a scooter. The device was filled with striking elements. The power of the triggered explosive device amounted to about 300 g of TNT. … The power of the triggered IED amounted to more than 1 kg of TNT.

"On 17 December 2024, Kirillov was killed in Moscow by the detonation of an explosive device as a result of a Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) special operation." "The blast was caused by a detonation of an explosive device planted on an electric scooter, which was powerful enough to shatter windows in a building across the street." "According to Russian state media, the explosive device contained approximately the same amount of explosives as those used in the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings that killed 40 people and injured 80. The explosive device contained approximately 300 grams of TNT equivalent."

Investigators said a bomb was planted in an electric scooter placed next to the apartment building entrance. It detonated when the two were leaving the building. Russian authorities said the explosive device was planted inside an electric scooter and was detonated remotely. The deputy head of Russia's Security Council vowed revenge.

The power of the explosive device was from 200 to 300 grams of TNT; it was tied to the handle of an electric scooter parked near the entrance. This information was confirmed by law enforcement officers. The explosive could have been left several hours before the explosion. Detonation was carried out remotely.

"On December 17, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces, and his assistant were killed in a bomb explosion outside his Moscow apartment building. The bomb was concealed in an electric scooter and remotely detonated as Kirillov’s driver picked him up." "The scooter bomb is more appropriately classified as an 'other device' under Amended Protocol II. That term refers to 'manually-emplaced munitions and devices including improvised explosive devices designed to kill, injure or damage and which are activated manually, by remote control or automatically after a lapse of time' (art. 2(5))."

LONDON -- A senior Russian general was killed in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood in Moscow, Russian media reported early Tuesday, in what Ukrainian sources told ABC News was an intelligence operation. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device that appears to have been hidden in a parked scooter and set off by remote control, Russian state-affiliated media TASS reported. The explosion also killed an aide accompanying him.

The power of the IED, packed, according to preliminary data, with plastic explosive, was relatively small — about 300 g of TNT. But it was enough to kill both servicemen and knock out all the windows in the entrance and several apartments, as well as damage the car. Experts and investigators of the Investigative Committee who arrived at the scene established that the IED was taped with insulating tape to the handle of an electric scooter standing at the entrance. It was triggered by a radio signal or a call from a mobile phone.

A high-ranking general responsible for overseeing Russia's nuclear defense forces has been assassinated in Moscow, along with his aide, due to an explosive device concealed within an electric scooter, as reported by Russia's investigative committee. According to a Ukrainian source speaking to Reuters and AFP news agencies, the assassination of the lieutenant general was executed as a "special operation" carried out by Ukraine's SBU security service.

"An explosive device planted in an electric scooter near the entrance of a residential building on Ryazansky Avenue in Moscow detonated on the morning of 17 December, killing Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his aide, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia." "Emergency services and investigators stated to Russian media that the power of the blast was roughly equivalent to 300 grams of TNT."

It is reported that the power of the explosive device that went off was about 200 grams in TNT equivalent, attached to an electric scooter parked at the entrance — the killers activated it using a radio signal. The explosion took the lives of Lieutenant General Kirillov and his assistant, and the crime itself became the topic of the day in Russia.

Gazeta.ru reports that the explosive device used on Ryazansky Prospekt was estimated at about 200 grams of TNT equivalent, while also noting earlier reports that the charge may have been attached to the handle of an electric scooter.

According to the official version, an improvised explosive device was built into a parked scooter and detonated remotely. On this day in Moscow, Russian chemical troops general Igor Kirillov died. According to Kommersant, the cause of the explosion that killed Kirillov and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov was explosive that detonated on a scooter placed at the entrance. It is assumed that the bomb was detonated remotely. The power of the explosive device, it was reported earlier, was estimated at approximately 300 grams in TNT equivalent.

The article states that the explosive device was placed in an electric scooter and that a source said it was roughly 300 grams of TNT equivalent. Because this is a secondary reference to unnamed sources, it is less authoritative than official statements and wire reports.

"According to Russian investigators, the device that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was concealed in an electric scooter parked outside his residence on Ryazansky Avenue." "Russian state agencies, citing law enforcement sources, assessed the device’s explosive power at roughly 300 grams TNT equivalent."