The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian state media.

An explosion in a posh Moscow residential complex killed 2 people: Ukrainian separatist Armen Sarkissian and his bodyguard. Russian authorities speak of a “commissioned attack”. An explosion rocked the “Alyïé Paroussa” luxury residence in north-west Moscow on the morning of February 3.

Armen Sarkisyan, the founder of a separatist battalion fighting in eastern Ukraine, died after an explosion in an apartment complex, according to reports citing the Russian authorities.

At least four other people were injured in the blast, which blew off one of the dead military leader’s legs and left his face so mangled that it was difficult at first to identify him,

Armen Sargsyan, the leader of a paramilitary unit wanted by Ukraine, died from his injuries following an explosion on Monday morning.

According to the TASS source, the explosive device was previously planted in a sofa in the lobby of the entrance. When Sarkisyan went down to the first floor, the attackers detonated it. Experts estimated the power of the explosion at 400-500 grams of TNT equivalent, Kommersant writes.

Armen Sargsyan, the leader of a pro-Russian paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine, died in a hospital after he was injured in an explosion in Moscow on Monday, Russian officials said.

A pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine, Armen Sarkisyan, was killed on Monday when a bomb tore through parts of a luxury apartment block in Moscow, state news agency TASS and other Russian media reported.

A mysterious explosion occurred in a residential building in Moscow, resulting in one death and four injuries. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the incident. An explosion took place in a residential building in the northwestern part of Moscow,