Russian state media says that an Uzbek citizen accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine has been charged by Russian authorities with this week’s assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant.

Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was ordered detained by a Moscow court until at least Feb. 17 in Tuesday’s bombing that killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Protection Forces, the Tass state news agency reported.

Kurbonov was charged with the killings, carrying out a terrorist act and illegally manufacturing explosives, the news agency said.

  • Hubi@feddit.org
    18·
    3 days ago

    Poor dude, probably another innocent man they just grabbed off the street for a sham trial.

    • bluGill@fedia.io
      7·
      3 days ago

      I kind of hope he is actually a pro Russia guy who Ukraine framed. This would be hard to pull off, but if they can get a lot level person along with the powerful target that is a nice bonus

  • TomMasz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    3 days ago

    They’re saying he did it with explosives given to him by Ukraine, so technically it was theirs.