The Russia-Ukraine war took another deadly turn on Tuesday when Ukraine claimed to have killed Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s chemical-radiation and biological troops. This attack has given a new dimension to the war equation. According to Ukraine’s intelligence agency, Kirillov was targeted as he was entering a building. The attack was carried out using 300 kg of explosives placed in a scooter, which blew up Kirillov.
Igor Kirillov was the same person who had claimed some time ago that Ukraine was trying to make biological weapons from mosquitoes, which could have caused fear across the world. Russian President Vladimir Putin was horrified by this claim and was planning to snatch this dangerous weapon from Ukraine at any cost. So what was the dangerous weapon that Kirillov was trying to snatch from Ukraine? This question is now echoing all over the world.
Kirillov’s earlier claim: According to a BBC report, in March 2022, Kirillov had claimed that the US was setting up a lab to make biological weapons in Ukraine. Some teams working in these labs were also captured by Russian forces. After this Kirillov also said that Ukraine is planning to make a ‘dirty bomb’. He told that two different teams were given the responsibility for this work.
#russia Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov is killed by a remotely detonated bomb placed near the entrance of a building in Moscow
Kirillov was the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense Forces (NBC).
Ukraine had accused him of chemical warfare crimes 24 hours earlier. pic.twitter.com/syEYwgzHcQ
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected these claims, saying that if Russia is making such allegations, it means that Putin himself is making such weapons.
Kirillov’s evidence: A few days later, Kirillov said in another statement that a biological and chemical weapons lab had been built near the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. In these, chemical weapons like BZ (Chemical War Agent), hydrocyanic acid and cyanogen chloride were being used. He claimed that Ukraine was infecting mosquitoes with malaria and using them as biological weapons, which could prove fatal for Russian soldiers.
How mosquitoes could become weapons: Kirillov had explained that these mosquitoes were given a dangerous drug which would make someone sick as soon as they stuck to his body and gradually lead to his death. According to experts, if this weapon had fallen into the hands of Ukraine, it could have proved extremely harmful for Russia. Although concrete evidence of all this has not surfaced yet, these claims have created a stir in global politics.
The enigmatic personality of Igor Kirillov: Igor Kirillov was the head of Russia’s Chemical-Radiation and Biological Troops. An atmosphere of fear was created on hearing his name. He was one of Russia’s most trusted officials and was counted among Putin’s close friends. He said that Russia was ready to destroy the threat of biological weapons and had made several plans for this.
- On Kirilov’s orders, Russia was planning to fight with biological and chemical weapons.
- His name was under the shadow of fear even in America and Europe. These countries had banned him from entering their borders.
- Britain alleged that Kirillov had carried out attacks with chemical weapons several times in Ukraine.
- Just a day earlier, Ukraine had claimed that Kirillov was planning to attack Ukraine, but now his death has put a complete stop to this plan.
Impact of Kirillov’s death around the world: Kirillov’s death may further increase tensions between Russia and Ukraine. This could prove to be a big blow for Russia because Kirillov had worked towards the development of some extremely dangerous biological weapons. Now the question arises that how will Russia overcome this loss and will this incident have any impact on the further front of the war.
Apart from this, the whole world including America and Europe is keeping an eye on this development. Many experts believe that this incident could be the beginning of a new phase of war, in which the use of chemical and biological weapons could increase further. This step of Ukraine’s intelligence agencies is being considered a game changer in international politics.
