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Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military's radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka Patriot park outside Moscow.

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Video. Russia's head of nuclear defence troops killed in Moscow blast

Updated: 17 December 2024 - 19:19 GMT+1

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was recently charged by Ukrainian prosecutors for using banned chemical weapons.

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