ImageA general in charge of the Russian military’s nuclear and chemical weapons protection forces was killed by a bomb on a Moscow street yesterday. Ukraine said it was responsible for the killing, which was one of the most brazen assassinations since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago.
The general, Igor Kirillov, and an aide were killed when an explosive device was detonated near a residential building, Russian officials said. A day before the killing, Ukraine accused Kirillov of criminal activity, saying he was responsible for the “massive use of banned chemical weapons” in Ukraine. The general was also prominent in Russia’s propaganda campaign against Ukraine and the West. Here’s what else we know about Kirillov.
A senior U.S. official said yesterday that the U.S. had not been informed about the planned assassination. He warned it could end up being counterproductive if it triggered a severe reaction from Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.
Speaking in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight edge in recent polls, Mr. Trump bristled at the notion that his struggles with women voters could cost him the election and suggested that his tough talk about immigration and economic proposals would resonate with them.
Such a scenario would represent a notable degree of ticket-splitting, perpetuating a trend captured by surveys throughout this election cycle. Democratic Senate candidates in a number of swing states, including Arizona and Nevada, have consistently polled ahead of the top of the ticket, especially when President Biden was the party’s standard-bearer. As Ms. Harris’s nomination has made the election more competitive, the gap between her and those down-ballot Democrats has narrowed — but the trend persists in most races in swing states.
Background: Ukraine has increasingly carried out deadly covert actions. Last month, Ukraine took credit for a car bombing in Crimea that killed a senior Russian commander.
North Korea: The U.S. has seen “indications” that the North Korean forces sent to Russia to help in the war in Ukraine have suffered their first casualties.
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