A pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine, Armen Sarkisyan, was killed on Monday when a powerful bomb exploded in a luxury apartment complex in Moscow, state news agency TASS and other Russian media reported.
TASS described the incident as a meticulously planned assassination.
The explosion occurred in the basement of the upscale “Scarlet Sails” residential complex, located just 12 km (7 miles) from the Kremlin, as Sarkisyan and his bodyguards entered the area.
According to Russian media, one bodyguard was killed, and three others were wounded.
“The assassination attempt on Sarkisyan was carefully planned and orchestrated. Investigators are currently identifying those behind the attack,” TASS quoted a law enforcement source as saying.
Baza, a Telegram channel with ties to Russia’s security services, published footage showing severe damage to the building’s lobby.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the attack, which adds to a series of high-profile assassinations and attempted bombings in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.
