A surveillance camera captured the assassination of Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kurilov and his deputy in Moscow. The explosive device was concealed inside an electric scooter. Kurilov was the chief of Russia's nuclear, biological, and chemical protection troops, overseeing the country's nuclear stockpile and controversial weapons. The UK and US had previously sanctioned Kurilov and his troops for allegedly using a chemical weapon, chloropicrin, against Ukrainian forces, which Russia denied. Following the bombing, Russia launched a criminal investigation, blaming Ukraine for the attack and vowing to eliminate those responsible. This incident occurs as the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its third year.