Library.

“Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed in Moscow on December 17, 2024, by an explosive device planted in an electric scooter near the entrance of his apartment building.”

The evidence strongly supports this account. Multiple independent news organizations reported that Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed in Moscow on December 17, 2024, in a blast involving an explosive device placed in or on an electric scooter near his apartment building entrance. Later court reporting aligned with the same core facts.

“Russian authorities arrested a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan in connection with the December 17, 2024 killing of Igor Kirillov in Moscow, Russia.”

The reported arrest is well established. Multiple independent international outlets confirmed that Russian authorities detained a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan in connection with Igor Kirillov’s killing in Moscow on December 17, 2024. Later charging and court reporting further support the accuracy of that narrow factual claim.

“Russian authorities said that the explosive device used to kill Igor Kirillov had a power equivalent to about 300 grams of TNT and was planted in an electric scooter.”

Russian officials and state-linked reporting did publicly describe the bomb this way. Multiple reports, including Reuters and BBC accounts citing Russian authorities, said the device was planted in a scooter and had a blast power of about 300 grams of TNT. Some early reports gave different estimates, but they do not materially undermine the attributed statement.

“Ukrainian prosecutors formally charged Igor Kirillov with war crimes before his death.”

The core claim is supported: Ukrainian authorities formally accused Igor Kirillov of war crimes on December 16, 2024, before he was killed the next day. The strongest caveat is legal terminology: the documented step was an in absentia notice of suspicion under Article 438, often rendered in English reports as being “charged,” rather than a clearly documented court indictment.