Russia’s security service says it has detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’

Authorities said they had arrested an Uzbek national born in 1995 for working with Ukrainian special services to plant a bomb on a scooter outside the general's residence.

A 29-year-old Uzbekistan citizen has been detained over the death of Kirillov and his assistant, state media says.

Russia’s security services have detained a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan in the assassination of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who led Russia’s chemical weapons program, the BBC reported. Kirillov and his assistant were killed by a bomb strapped to an e-scooter in Moscow Tuesday. Ukraine claimed responsibility for the attack.

As the Ukraine war drags on, Central Asian nationals, including Uzbeks in Russia – particularly those in Russian prisons – are increasingly vulnerable. Can Tashkent protect their rights?

Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside his apartment building on Tuesday when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter

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By bne IntelliNews The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Moscow on December 18 commented on the situation following the detention of a 29-year-old Uzbek national over the scooter-bomb assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov,

Russia has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan over the killing of one of its top generals in Moscow. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter exploded outside an apartment in Moscow.

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 17. Uzbekistan and Russia’s Tatneft PJSC have engaged in a strategic dialogue regarding the potential for synergistic collaboration and have formulated a robust framework for the execution of joint initiatives, ensuring adherence to established timelines and maintaining superior quality standards, Trend reports.