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

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. The blast was caused by a bomb planted at the Alye Parusa residential complex,

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.