Scale of Ukraine’s Terror Campaign of Assassinations in Russia Is Coming Into Focus

Murders at Moscow of a top Russian general and his aide shine a spotlight on a strategy unfolding in the shadows of war.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, file
On February 28, 2023, Russia's head of radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, speaks during a briefing at Moscow. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, file

The murders in Moscow of a top Russian general and his aide shine the spotlight on an obstacle that Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy will face when he visits Kyiv in two weeks. Operating in the  shadows, deep inside Russia, Ukrainian agents increasingly murder officials and officers they deem “war criminals.”

On Wednesday, Russian authorities announced they had detained a suspect in the killing, and the suspect was said to be an Uzbek citizen who was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence, the Associated Press reports.

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