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

Pro-Russian paramilitary leader Armen Sarkisyan killed, while Ukraine eyes attacks on recruitment centres. An explosion in a Moscow apartment block has killed the leader of a pro-Russian military faction based in eastern Ukraine, according to Russian state media.

Armen Sarkisyan, who Ukraine's security service said had been aiding "illegal armed groups" in Donetsk, died after a blast in the lobby of an apartment complex.

An explosive device reportedly detonated in the entrance of a Moscow apartment complex on Monday morning, injuring multiple people and killing the head of a Russian paramilitary unit. The incident echoes the December death of Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov,

Armen Sarkisyan has been described as a "crime boss" by Ukraine's SBU intelligence service. It said he was suspected of participating in and aiding "illegal armed groups" and had formed a pro-Russian military unit made up of local convict fighters.

Armen Sarkisyan, the Moscow-backed collaborator from Ukraine's Donetsk region, died in hospital after being injured in an explosion in an elite residential complex in Moscow on Monday, according to Russian state-run outlets.

In Moscow, a mysterious explosion occurred in a residential building, resulting in one death and four injuries. Investigators are examining the circumstances of the incident. In the north-western part of Moscow,