A defence professional has warned of main Russian retaliation after a senior Russian basic answerable for nuclear safety forces died in Moscow on Tuesday (17 December).

Igor Kirillov was killed outdoors an house constructing on Ryazansky Prospekt.

His assistant was additionally killed, a Russian investigative committee stated.

Ukrainian prosecutors had charged Kirillov with the usage of banned chemical weapons within the Ukraine warfare the day earlier than he died.

Tobias Ellwood, a military reservist and former defence minister, instructed Sky Information on Tuesday: “This can be a humiliation for Putin. He can not conceal this from the Russian folks.

“I might count on a serious retaliation on the Russian aspect.”