Bomb blast kills pro-Kremlin paramilitary leader wanted in Ukraine, Russian media reports
A bomb blast tore through the lobby of a luxury Moscow apartment block killing a pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine, Russian media reported.
A bomb blast tore through the lobby of a luxury Moscow apartment block killing a pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine, Russian media reported Monday.
Armen Sargasyan, who has long been accused by Ukraine of aiding Russia’s war effort in the country's eastern Donetsk region, died in hospital after he was critically injured, Russia’s Kommersant said. One of his security guards died and three more people were injured in the explosion, the newspaper reported, citing Moscow's health department.
“The assassination attempt on Sarkisyan was carefully planned and was ordered. Investigators are currently identifying those who ordered the crime,” state news agency TASS quoted a law enforcement official as saying.
Major damage to front of the building, with shattered glass and debris strewn across the lobby, could be seen in a video posted to Telegram by the Investigative Committee of Moscow.
An image of Armen Sargsyan shared by Ukrainian lawmaker Mykola Tyshchenko.Mykola Tyshchenko / FacebookWithout naming the victims, the committee said in a statement that two people died, one of them in medical facility. Three more were injured, it added.
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