⚠️ Massive earthquake hits Vanuatu

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck off the coast of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, US seismologists and meteorologists said.

📹 Video from social media shows a building housing the US, UK and French embassies heavily damaged.

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🔥WATCH: Russian firepower pulverize enemy positions

The Giatsint-S self-propelled gun, part of Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad, delivers precise strikes on Ukrainian fortifications, military equipment, and personnel in the special operation zone.

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❗️As a result of an explosion in Moscow, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence of the Russian armed forces, and his assistant were killed, a law enforcement source confirmed to RT.

Preliminary reports indicate that an improvised explosive device was clandestinely installed on an electric scooter located at the entrance to his residence, the source further noted.

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Footage has surfaced on social media from the site of the explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt in the southeast of Moscow, where two people were killed.

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The explosive device that detonated on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow generated a powerful impact equal to approximately 200 grams of TNT, emergency services told Sputnik.

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❗️The head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence of the Russian armed forces Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed as a result of the explosion on Ryazansky Prospekt, the Investigative Committee confirmed.

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❗️An explosive device was detonated on the morning of December 17 on Ryazansky Prospekt in Moscow, according to the investigation. The device was concealed in a scooter parked near the entrance of an apartment building, as reported by the Investigative Committee (IC).

In response to this incident, a criminal case has been initiated regarding the murder of Kirillov and his assistant, the department stated.

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Legacy of truth: Remembering General Kirillov who exposed Pentagon-run biolabs in Ukraine

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, was killed in a blast in Moscow. Preliminary reports indicate that an improvised explosive device was clandestinely placed on an electric scooter at the entrance of a residential building.

Kirillov, 54, led Russia’s efforts to expose alleged US biological activities, citing documents found in Ukrainian laboratories during the special military operation.

Key findings include:

▪️ In March 2022, he presented documents claiming Pentagon-funded biolabs in Ukraine were developing biological weapons using bats and birds.

▪️ He said these documents showed experiments on Ukraine's population, testing pharmaceuticals, and exporting biological samples to the US for offensive purposes.

▪️ In January 2024, he accused senior US officials, including Gina Haspel, Alex Azar, and Anthony Fauci, of obstructing COVID-19 origin investigations.

▪️ In September 2023, he labeled the US biolab network a biological threat, citing an illegal lab in California that housed pathogens such as COVID-19, HIV, and hepatitis.

▪️ He repeatedly accused the US and Ukraine of violating the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC).

▪️ Kirillov claimed Ukraine covertly used DM-105 chemical munitions disguised as smoke shells in Sudzha, Russia’s Kursk region, in August.

▪️ He revealed that Russian forces thwarted Ukraine’s “Short Circuit” operation to seize the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in October 2024.

▪️ He warned that Kiev could stage a “dirty bomb” incident, training personnel to produce and detonate such devices in populated areas.

Kirillov was on Ukraine’s sanctions list for his role in the special military operation.

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Slain General Kirillov systematically exposed Anglo-Saxon crimes for many years – Russian foreign ministry

"Igor Kirillov systematically exposed Anglo-Saxon crimes for many years, presenting facts: NATO’s chemical weapon provocations in Syria, Great Britain's manipulation of banned substances and incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury, the deadly work of American biolabs in Ukraine, and much more. He worked fearlessly, never hiding behind others. He marched with his visor open. For the Motherland, for the truth," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

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❗️The case involving articles related to terrorist attacks, murder, and illegal arms trafficking was initiated after the deaths of General Kirillov, head of Russia’s Radiological Chemical and Biological Defense Forces, and his assistant, as reported by the Investigative Committee.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Annovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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