Russian officials said a bomb exploded Tuesday on a Moscow street, killing two people, including the commander of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces.

The blast happened as Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his deputy were leaving an apartment building in southeastern Moscow, according to Russia’s investigative committee.

Authorities said the bomb was hidden in an electric scooter parked near the building’s entrance.

Video from the blast site showed a charred façade, crumpled bricks and broken windows.

The bombing came a day after Ukrainian prosecutors charged Kirillov in connection with the use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in their nearly three-year-old war in Ukraine.

In October, Britain also sanctioned Kirillov for helping deploy what it called “barbaric” chemical weapons against Ukrainian forces.

Some information for this story was provided by The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
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