VIDEO: High-ranking Russian commander killed in Moscow explosion

Emergency services in Russia reported that two people were killed in an explosion near the Ryazansky Prospekt metro station in Moscow, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

TASS clarified that preliminary information confirmed an explosion occurred on the first floor of a residential building on Ryazansky Prospekt, which is located about 7km southeast of the Kremlin, resulting in two fatalities.

Reuters reported the death of a high-ranking Russian commander of armed forces' chemical, biological, and radiation defense troops, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on Tuesday due to an explosion caused by a bomb hidden inside an electric bike, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia.