Militia leader killed in blast in Moscow

Moving to Russia, an explosion in the lobby of a luxury apartment complex in Moscow has killed pro-Russian paramilitary leader Armen Sarkisyan and his bodyguard. Three others were injured.

Russian authorities labeled the bombing in the Scarlet Sails luxury apartment complex on Monday, local time a "carefully planned assassination," as the explosive device reportedly detonated remotely just as Sarkisyan entered the lobby.

Sarkisyan was the founder of the Arbat battalion, a pro-Russian militia operating in eastern Ukraine.

He had been accused by Ukraine's Security Service of participating in illegal armed groups and organizing pro-Russian military units.