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The leader of a pro-Russian militant group in eastern Ukraine has died in hospital after being injured in an explosion in Moscow on Monday morning, Russian media reported.
Armen Sargsyan, the leader of the “Arbat” detachment, was seriously injured following an explosion in the entrance hall of a residential building in north-west Moscow, 12 kilometers from the Kremlin.
He was transported to the hospital by helicopter and placed in intensive care after the explosion, but ultimately died from his injuries, according to reliable Telegram sources.
Others – including one of Armen Sargsyan’s bodyguards – were also reported to be seriously injured, and other sources said one person had died.
In December, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said Mr. Sargsyan was a suspect in the “recruitment of prisoners to fight in Ukraine” and added that he had been on an international wanted list since May 2014 for his involvement in the massacre at the Kyiv Center.
The SBU added that Mr Sargsyan was part of the inner circle of fugitive former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
“The assassination attempt on Sarkisyan was carefully planned and ordered. Investigators are currently identifying those who ordered the crime,” TASS quoted a law enforcement official as saying.
Photos shared on social media show rubble strewn across the damaged hall with blown-out windows and doors.
