Coverage dated December 16, 2024

A bomb kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces and his assistant in Moscow

Headline from Local News 8

MOSCOW (AP) — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt.

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  1. Local News 8

    A bomb kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces and his assistant in Moscow (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt.

  2. UPI

    Russia's head of nuclear forces dies in Moscow explosion (opens UPI)

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    An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow detonated early Tuesday, killing Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces head, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

  3. Legitgov

  4. Time

    Explosion Kills Head of Russia’s Nuclear Defense Forces (opens Time)

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    A remotely-triggered explosive device planted in a scooter in Moscow killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov—whom Ukraine accused of using banned chemical weapons—and his assistant, according to Russian authorities.

  5. Digital Journal

    Russia's chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast (opens Digital Journal)

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    The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division was killed Tuesday in a brazen Moscow attack claimed by Kyiv, the most senior military figure

  6. NBC New York

    The head of Russia's nuclear defense forces killed in an explosion in Moscow (opens NBC New York)

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    The head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed early Tuesday by an explosive device.

  7. NPR

    An explosion kills the head of Russia's nuclear defense forces in Moscow (opens NPR)

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    An explosive device planted close to an apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    A bomb kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces and his assistant in Moscow - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and chemical forces early Tuesday, officials said. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the bomb, which was triggered by the device placed in a scooter, killed Lt.

  9. KOB 4

    The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow (opens KOB 4)

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    Russia’s Investigative Committee says Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, was killed early Tuesday by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow. Kirillov’s assistant also died in the blast.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Chief of Russian nuclear protection forces killed in Moscow bomb blast (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Chief of Russia’s Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence killed outside an apartment building.

  11. Breitbart News

    Russian General in Charge of Nuclear Troops Killed in Moscow Bomb Attack (opens Breitbart News)

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    The head of Russia's nuclear and chemical forces was killed by a bomb blast in Moscow early Tuesday, officials said.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Russian general in charge of chemical and nuclear weapons forces killed by bomb in Moscow (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A Ukrainian official said his country’s security service carried out the attack.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Bomb blast kills Russian chief of nuclear protection forces in Moscow (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The chief of Russian nuclear protection forces, Igor Kirillov has been killed in a bomb blast in Moscow.

  14. CBS News

    Head of Russia (opens CBS News)

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    The head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators say.

  15. Courthouse News Service

    Russian military’s chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A source in Ukraine's security service said it was behind the early morning explosion in what it called a "special operation," calling Igor Kirillov a "war criminal."

  16. Fox News

    Chief of Russia's nuclear defense forces killed by explosive device in Moscow (opens Fox News)

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    Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant were killed in an explosion near a residential complex in Moscow, officials said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.