A crime boss Armen "Horlivskyi" Sarkisyan, who heads the Boxing Federation of the so-called DPR and created the Armenian volunteer battalion Arbat, which is fighting as part of the russian army in Ukraine, was injured in an explosion in Moscow.
According to russian media, the explosion occurred in the elite residential complex Alye Parusa. As a result, one person was killed, seven more were injured, three of whom are in serious condition. Among the injured are Sarkisyan's bodyguard Oleg Kasperovich, a concierge and several residents of the complex.
According to preliminary information, an explosive weighing 300-400 grams in TNT equivalent was placed under a sofa in the lobby, near the elevators. The device was probably triggered remotely when Sarkisyan was getting out of the elevator.
Sarkisyan and his bodyguard were hospitalized in serious condition, and doctors are fighting for their lives.
A criminal case has been initiated under articles of murder and attempted murder of two or more people.
Earlier, the SSU and the National Police of Ukraine documented the crimes of Sarkisyan, who was wanted for organizing murders in Kyiv during the Revolution of Dignity.
After 2022, he created the Arbat armed formation, to which he recruited recidivists convicted of serious crimes. His group fought against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Sarkisyan himself was engaged in recruiting prisoners in the occupied Donetsk Region.
The SSU also established that he supplied russian troops with fuel, thermal imagers, and building materials through controlled companies. He was suspected in absentia for these actions.
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