Zakharova Hails Kirillov for Exposing Western Crimes As Moscow Probes Blast

Zakharova praised Kirillov for his persistent efforts to expose "Anglo-Saxon crimes."

"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," Zakharova stated.

She highlighted Kirillov's fearlessness, emphasizing his dedication to the truth.

"He worked fearlessly, never hiding behind others. He marched with his visor open. For the Motherland, for the truth," she said.

The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Monday that it had launched a criminal probe into a blast on Ryazansky Avenue, which claimed the lives of two men.

"The Russian Investigative Committee’s department in Moscow has opened a criminal probe into an incident on Moscow’s Ryazansky Avenue where two men were killed," the committee said in a statement.

Earlier, emergency services reported to TASS that the explosion occurred on the first floor of a non-gasified residential building. The blast damaged facade glazing on the building's first four floors.

Investigators and criminal experts are currently working at the site. Emergency officials said an explosive device may have caused the blast, and a search is ongoing.