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“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.