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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.
“The Agency for Innovative Development of Uzbekistan operates under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan.”
Official Uzbek government sources, presidential decrees, and independent World Bank documentation all consistently describe the Agency for Innovative Development as operating "under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation." This relationship was formalized following a 2022 reorganization that converted the former independent Ministry of Innovative Development into a subordinate agency. The phrase "operates under" accurately reflects the standard English rendering of the formal institutional relationship ("при Министерстве") used in official English-language government portals.