Kirillov 'not mourned'

THE UK will not mourn the death of Igor Kirillov, the Russian general reportedly killed in a Ukrainian operation in Moscow, Downing Street has said.

However, Sir Keir Starmer would not be directly drawn into saying whether he supported Kyiv in such attacks.

The senior military figure was killed by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in the Russian capital as he left for work.

Lieutenant General Kirillov was the chief of the Russian military's nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces.

Ukrainian officials have claimed they were responsible for carrying out the attack, which was triggered remotely and also killed his assistant.