General Kirillov was serious ‘thorn in NATO’s side’

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov turned out to be a persistent challenge to NATO belligerence, said Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commenting on the murder of the head of the Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces. “He was like a thorn in the side of the NATO-centric hydra, if you will. This is precisely how he prevented them from living in peace. He debunked myths and dismantled the informational and political foundations upon which they based their aggressive actions, particularly against Syria. Just consider how many times the West—specifically the Americans, the British, and the French—attacked Syria and international law in general,” Zakharova said.