Moscow Apartment Explosion Kills Pro-Russian Volunteer Leader (Comprehensive Report)

Founder of Armed Group ‘Arbat’, Sarkisyan… Russia “Meticulously Planned Assassination”
Many Korean Residents and Diplomats Live Here… Embassy States “No Reports of Victims Yet”,
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Apartment complex in Moscow, Russia, where the explosion occurred on the 3rd (local time)
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, ‘(Rome·Moscow·Brussels = Yonhap News) Reporters Shin Chang-yong, Choi In-young, and Jung Bit-na = Russian media such as TASS reported on the 3rd (local time) that a pro-Russian armed group leader, who was being tracked by the Ukrainian authorities, died in a bombing incident at an apartment in Moscow, Russia.’,
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, ” According to reports, around 9:40 AM, an unidentified explosive device detonated in the lobby on the first floor of the ‘Aliye Parusa’, a luxury apartment complex in northwestern Moscow, killing Armen Sarkisyan (46), a leader of an armed group, and at least one other person, and injuring three others including apartment security guards. The other deceased was reportedly Sarkisyan’s bodyguard.”,
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, ‘ Sarkisyan was moved to a hospital for treatment but eventually died. RIA Novosti had earlier reported that he was in critical condition, with medical staff amputating part of his leg. Other injured individuals were also in a critical state, local media conveyed.’,
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, ” Sarkisyan founded ‘Arbat’, one of the volunteer units aiding Russia, and was indicted by Ukraine for supporting Russia’s military activities in the eastern Donetsk region, Reuters explained.”,
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, ‘ The bomb exploded as Sarkisyan entered the apartment lobby with his bodyguards. There were also reports indicating that the explosion occurred as he was heading to the apartment garage via elevator.’,
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Lobby destroyed by the bomb explosion on the 3rd (local time)
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, ‘ The Russian Telegram media BAZA released a video showing the destroyed lobby of the apartment building. The footage included images of Sarkisyan with serious injuries from the explosion.’,
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, ‘ Local media RBC quoted a source stating that the bomb was remotely controlled. This source claimed, “It’s clear the explosion was prepared in advance.”‘,
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, ‘ Russian investigative authorities have classified this incident as a “meticulously planned assassination” and are currently investigating the forces behind it. On Russian social media, there are speculations that a young woman may have planted the explosives, as a “suspicious girl” was seen before the explosion.’,
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, ‘ The apartment complex where the explosion occurred is located approximately 12 km from the Kremlin. It is known to house many expatriates and diplomats, including Koreans, and is referred to as a high-end complex inhabited by Russian TV hosts, famous lawyers, singers, and others, according to local media.’,
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, ‘ The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Russia announced via notice that “there are no reports of damage to our nationals so far” and requested people to “exercise particular caution for personal safety, avoiding visits to the site of the explosion and nearby areas, especially public facilities with high terrorism risk.”‘,
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, ‘ After the incident, the apartment complex has been sealed off by police with strict control over entry and exit. Numerous police cars and ambulances were dispatched, and a helicopter also arrived on the scene.’,
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, ‘ The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) officially put Sarkisyan on the wanted list last December on charges of organizing an illegal armed group in the Donbas region and supporting Russia. According to the SBU, he established a pro-Russian military organization composed of local criminals and led the procurement of supplies for frontline units.’,
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Helicopter dispatched to the apartment complex in Moscow, Russia, where the explosion incident occurred on the 3rd (local time)
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, ‘ Born in Armenia, he moved to Gorlovka (Horlivka in Ukrainian), in eastern Ukraine, when he was young and founded a pro-Russian paramilitary organization mainly consisting of Armenians in 2022. He also served as the head of the Donetsk Boxing Federation and reportedly had ties with the ousted pro-Russian former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, the SBU claimed.’,
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, ” It is not the first time that a major Russian figure playing a key role in Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine has died in various incidents.”,
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, ‘ In December last year, Igor Kirillov, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Commander of Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defense, and two of his aides died in an explosion accident on a Moscow boulevard.’,
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, ‘ While the Ukrainian government has not officially commented on this incident, AFP cited an SBU internal source saying, “Kirillov’s removal was a special operation by the SBU.”‘,
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, ‘ In the same month, Sergey Yevsyukov, the commandant of a Russian-occupied prison camp, died in a car explosion. He was reported to have been engaging in torture and abuse of Ukrainian prisoners.’,
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, ‘ Additionally, pro-government figures and military personnel, such as the daughter of a Russian far-right ideologist, Darya Dugina, military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, and Stanislav Ryzitsky, a former Black Sea Fleet submarine commander, have been assassinated.’,
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, ‘ changyong@yna.co.kr, shine@yna.co.kr’,
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