Ukraine assassinated a top Russian general it accused of chemical weapons crimes in Moscow on Tuesday morning.
周二上午,乌克兰方面在莫斯科暗杀了一名俄罗斯高级将领,并指控其犯有化学武器罪。
A source from Ukraine's SBU has confirmed the intelligence service was responsible.
乌克兰国家安全局的消息人士证实,这是情报部门所为。
It marks the most high-profile killing of its kind.
这是同类暗杀事件中最引人注目的一起。
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed outside an apartment building when a bomb hidden in an electric scooter went off.
伊戈尔·基里洛夫中将是俄罗斯核、生物和化学保护部队的总指挥,他在一栋公寓楼外被一枚藏在电动滑板车上的炸弹炸死。
That's according to Russia's Investigative Committee, which investigates serious crimes, adding that his assistant also died in the blast.
这一说法来自负责调查严重犯罪的俄罗斯联邦侦查委员会,该委员会还表示,基里洛夫的助手也在爆炸中丧生。
Kirillov is the most senior Russian military officer to be assassinated inside Russia by Ukraine.
基里洛夫是在俄罗斯境内被乌克兰方面暗杀的最高级别的俄罗斯军官。
Russia's state RIA news agency cited former president Dmitry Medvedev saying Ukraine now faces imminent revenge.
俄罗斯国家新闻社援引前总统德米特里·梅德韦杰夫的话称,乌克兰现在面临着基里洛夫被杀的迫在眉睫的报复。
Investigators said they had opened a criminal case into the murder of two servicemen.
调查人员表示,他们已经对两名军人的谋杀案展开刑事调查。
Law enforcement sources told Russian media a terrorism case was likely to be opened.
执法部门的消息人士向俄罗斯媒体透露,可能会开启一起恐怖主义案件。