The Moscow Times - Friday, 12/20/ 2024 - Ukraine has assassinated its highest ranking member of Russia’s Armed Forces to date, killing Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov

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Dear reader, Welcome to The Moscow Times’ weekly email digest, where we bring you the best of our reporting, opinion pieces and more. Ukraine has assassinated its highest ranking member of Russia’s Armed Forces to date, killing Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov with an explosive device planted in an electric scooter. Kirillov was in charge of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense forces. A citizen of Uzbekistan has been charged with murder, arms tracking and terrorism over the event. Here’s what else happened this week: The lower-house State Duma passed a bill that would ban people labeled as “foreign agents” from earning money from assets in Russia as well as property sales and royalties. The U.S. granted Turkey an exemption from sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank so it could continue to pay for imports. Russia's top Islamic authority issued a ruling that allows men to take multiple wives in some circumstances. Washington sats that North Korean forces fighting in Kursk have suffered “several hundred” casualties.  An oil spill washed up on Russia's Black Sea coast after two aging Russian tankers were damaged in a storm. Thank you for reading TMT Weekly in 2024. It has been a year of major shifts in Russia, Ukraine, and even our own legal status in Russia, which we could not have covered without your support.  See you in 2025, Charlie Hancock – Opinion and Newsletter Editor ARTISTS AGAINST the KREMLIN, Vol. 1 is the first-ever almanac showcasing Russian-speaking artists who oppose the Kremlin and war in Ukraine through protest art, featuring over 150 artworks accompanied by in-depth interviews with artists such as Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot), Sasha Skochilenko and Pavel Krisevich. Pre-order your copy to support dissident art. The Pro-War Russians and Ukrainian Defectors Killed Amid Moscow’s Invasion The head of the Russian army's chemical weapons division is not the only high profile pro-war figure to have been killed by the invasion of Ukraine. Read more. Who Was Igor Kirillov, the Highest-Ranking Assassinated Russian General? The head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division was known for his unbacked claims about Western biolabs, Ukrainian dirty bombs and more. Read more. Arthur Novosiltsev / Moskva News Agency Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery on Monday unveiled Ilya Repin’s 19th-century masterpiece of Ivan the Terrible after nearly seven years of painstaking and pioneering restoration work. Opinion Children Are Political Prisoners in Putin's Russia By Sasha Skolichenko The Kremlin refuses to release child political prisoners because they know it would cause ordinary people to question the regime.. Read more. Russia’s New Year Holiday Turns Into a Countdown to Economic Crisis By Jason Corcoran Russians are desperately scrambling to secure ingredients for the New Year's Eve feast as basic foodstuffs undergo double-digit price increases. Read more. The IAEA Must Do More To Stand Up to Russia's Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants By Charles Digges The International Atomic Energy Agency relies on the support of UN member states, including Russia, curtailing its ability to criticize the Kremlin. Read more. Before we go... The Moscow Times has been Russia’s leading independent English news source since 1992. Your support can help us launch a news service for political prisoners in Russia. Contribute to independent journalism from $2/month — it takes less than a minute. Support us today →