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Igor Kirillov

1970 - 2024

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Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Кириллов; 13 July 1970 – 17 December 2024) was a Russian lieutenant general. He was the head of the Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces until his assassination in 2024 by Ukrainian security forces. Kirillov was the highest-ranking Russian military official to be killed outside the front lines since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Kirillov's military unit has been accused by the US and Ukraine of having used the chemical weapon chloropicrin, outlawed internationally by the Chemical Weapons Convention, which Russia has ratified. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Igor Kirillov is the 1,970th most popular military personnel, the 2,379th most popular biography from Russia and the 153rd most popular Russian Military Personnel.

Igor Kirillov was a Russian general known for his leadership in the Russian Armed Forces and his role in military operations during his career. He gained prominence for his expertise in military strategy and command.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Igor Kirillov ranks 1,970 out of 2,058. Before him are Lewis H. Brereton, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Nathaniel Lyon, Abu Anas al-Libi, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, and Redvers Buller. After him are Thomas C. Hart, Zebulon Pike, Viktor Sokolov, John Sedgwick, John C. Pemberton, and Gail Halvorsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Igor Kirillov ranks 332. Before him are Roy Khan, Chris Broderick, Uschi Disl, Marco Etcheverry, Gauri Khan, and Xie Jun. After him are Richie Kotzen, Yaël Braun-Pivet, Nancy Faeser, Fat Joe, Andrea Nahles, and Antonio Mohamed. Among people deceased in 2024, Igor Kirillov ranks 462. Before him are Maatia Toafa, Peter Lundgren, Jan Furtok, Albert Heath, Robertas Žulpa, and Lev Rubinstein. After him are Stephen Laybutt, Tarako, Abbas Nilforoushan, Emi Shinohara, Kagney Linn Karter, and Dick Van Arsdale.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Igor Kirillov ranks 2,379 out of 3,761. Before him are Evgeny Bareev (1966), Walter W. Winans (1852), Valery Garkalin (1954), Yury Borisov (1956), Natalya Petrusyova (1955), and Margarita Levieva (1980). After him are Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov (1875), Mikhail Youzhny (1982), Boris Tatushin (1933), Andrei Chemerkin (1972), Elizaveta Mukasei (1912), and Alexander Bublik (1997).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Igor Kirillov ranks 153. Before him are Mariya Smirnova (1920), Rufina Gasheva (1921), Mikhail Yefremov (1897), Arseny Golovko (1906), Aleksandr Lapin (1964), and Igor Sergun (1957). After him are Aleksandr Moiseyev (1962), Leonid Khabarov (1947), Valeriya Gnarovskaya (1923), Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina (1925), Isa Munayev (1965), and Ruslan Gelayev (1964).

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