Kirillov and his assistant were assassinated on December 17, 2024 by an improvised explosive device ([[IED]]) as they walked past an electric scooter positioned at the entrance of a residential building in [[Moscow]]. Approximately 200 grams of [[TNT]] were packed into the device. | Kirillov and his assistant were assassinated on December 17, 2024 by an improvised explosive device ([[IED]]) as they walked past an electric scooter positioned at the entrance of a residential building in [[Moscow]]. Approximately 200 grams of [[TNT]] were packed into the device. |