High-Stakes Drama: The Riveting Assassination of Russia's Top Military Officer

Russia has detained an Uzbek man who confessed to killing top general Igor Kirillov in Moscow, allegedly on orders from Ukraine's SBU security service. Kirillov, a senior military officer, died from a bomb hidden in an electric scooter. Russia plans to address the incident at the U.N. Security Council.

Russia announced the detention of an Uzbek man on Wednesday who allegedly confessed to assassinating General Igor Kirillov in Moscow through a bomb. The operation was reportedly orchestrated by Ukraine's SBU security service.

General Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside his residence. It's claimed this marks the first assassination of such a senior Russian military officer within Russia by Ukraine.

The incident is escalating to international attention; Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed that Moscow intends to raise the matter at the United Nations Security Council. Meanwhile, the U.S. and U.K. have distanced themselves from the incident.

(With inputs from agencies.)