2024-12-17
26 分钟Sources in Kyiv say Ukraine killed Igor Kirillov, a senior Russian general who died in scooter blast in Moscow on Tuesday. So how might the Kremlin respond? And what could this mean for the war in Ukraine? Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže and The Economist's defence editor Shashank Joshi give their reaction. Also, can President-elect Trump restrict Ukraine’s ability to use long range missiles within Russia? Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Diane Richardson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sara Wadeson. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480 You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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Hello.
It's 1028 days since Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine.
And there's been some huge news from Moscow this morning.
Vitaly, indeed, General Igor Kirilov, a senior figure in the Russian military who was in charge of the part of the Russian military designed to protect the Russian army against the enemy using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
He was killed in an explosion together with his aide as he was leaving a building in Moscow just four miles outside of the Kremlin.
An electric scooter blew up.
Apparently there was an explosive attached to.
The scooter to the handlebars, according to.
The BBC, killing both men.
And it's really, really interesting that Ukraine, just yesterday, they charged him with using chemical weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, and now he is dead.