A pro-Russian separatist, known for being a close spouse of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, the alleged target of an explosion in Moscow
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A Ukrainian separatist who had organized combat teams opposed to his own country has reportedly been killed after an explosion northwest of Moscow.
At least five other people were wounded or killed after what has been reported to be a bomb detonated at the Alye Parusa residential complex in the capital.
Russian state media site Tass claimed that Armen Sarkisyan, 46, a senior pre-Russian paramilitary from eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, died in hospital after being seriously wounded in the blast. They claimed that the explosion had been an attempted “assassination” One of Mr. Sarkisyan’s bodyguards killed without delay through the explosion.
Mr Sarkisyan is a close associate of Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin former president Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted after the Euromaidan revolution in 2014. Ukraine’s security services, the SBU, says Mr Sarkisyan has been on their international wanted list since then for organising murders in central Kyiv.
After the full-scale invasion in 2022, Mr Sarkisyan also reportedly organised the “Arbat” Separate Guards Special Purpose Battalion to fight against Ukraine.
It comes as Ukraine struck energy facilities in southern Russia with dozens of drones, triggering fires at a major oil refinery and gas processing plant and disrupting flights from the Volga to the Caucasus Mountains, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, said on Monday that a construction in the number of Ukrainian prisoners of war executed through the Russian forces requires a pressing foreign response.
A U. N. firm said Monday it had seen an “alarming increase” in reported executions in months.
“The world must not only condemn, but also take urgent action. We need new and effective international legal tools, and concrete steps to hold the perpetrators accountable,” Sybiha said on X.
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission has recorded an “alarming increase” in reported executions of Ukrainians captured through Russian armed forces in the past few months, it said Monday.
The project in Ukraine said it had gained reports of 79 executions in 24 separate incidents since the end of August last year. International humanitarian law prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and the wounded, and considers it a war crime.
“Many Ukrainians who surrendered or were in the custody of the Russian armed forces were shot dead.
The United Nations firm received and analysed video and photographic fabrics through Ukrainian and Russian resources appearing executions or corpses and conducted detailed interviews with witnesses.
He said the reported executions had taken their position in spaces where Russian offensive operations were underway.
Danielle Bell, head of the mission, said some Russian officials “have explicitly called for inhumane treatment, and even execution” of captured Ukrainian soldiers.
The mission said it also documented the execution of a wounded and incapacitated Russian soldier by the Ukrainian armed forces in 2024, but gave no details.
The workplace of the Ukrainian prosecutor said that he investigated dozens of cases of Ukrainian infantry soldiers through the Russian forces.
Ukraine’s military has confirmed it hit a Russian oil refinery in the Volgograd region and a gas processing plant in the Astrakhan region overnight, adding that both facilities contributed fuel to Moscow’s army.
The refinery’s primary processing facilities were damaged, the general staff said on Telegram, and the gas plant caught fire leading to the suspension of operations.
Moscow sent drones into Ukraine overnight on Sunday
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Nearly 100 Russian drones were aiming to succeed on targets in Ukraine transferred to Belarusian airspace, an independent instructor said.
Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region is slowing down, in terms of territory acquired, despite the capture of several key cities, figures have shown.
Pasi Paroinen, an open source analyst who tracks the first line in Ukraine for the group of black birds, a Finnish attire, says that the amount of territory seized through Russia has decreased since November, the month in which Moscow troops They occupied the maximum land last year.
The Russian forces captured Kurakhove and Passka Novosilka in Donetsk in January, after months of intense fighting. second.
Nonetheless, total Russian gains in January were 332 square kilometres (128 square miles), down from 451 square km in December and 750 square km in November.
“At all times I would warn to be too positive about the general situation, but at least at the moment, the trend questions the imaginable stabilization during this spring,” Mr. Paroinen wrote.
Sergey Efremov a sub -manager of the Eastern region of Primorsky Krai
Next, we have a symbol of the consequences of an explosion in the Luxury Residential Complex of Alye published in the northwest of Moscow.
A video is taken through the Russian Research Committee.
A pro-Russian collaborator and one of his bodyguards were reportedly killed in the blast.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are considered through Russia as imaginable for a summit between the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said two Russian resources to Reuters.
Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine as soon as he has imagined and said he was in a position to meet Putin. Putin congratulated Trump for his choice and said he was in a position to meet the US leader to talk about Ukraine and energy.
Russian officials have continually denied any direct touch with the United States over arrangements for a phone call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, which would precede an imaginable assembly later this year.
However, senior Russian officials have visited both Saudi Arabia and the UAE in recent weeks, according to the Russian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
One source said there was still some opposition to the idea in Russia as some diplomats and intelligence officials were pointing to the close military and security links that both the Kingdom and the UAE have with the United States.
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, said Monday that a building in the number of Ukrainian war prisoners carried out through the Russian forces requires a pressing foreign response.
A UN body reported on Monday that it had recorded an “alarming rise” in reported executions in recent months.
“The Global will have to not only condemn, but also take compelling measures. We want new and effective foreign legal teams and concrete measures to keep the perpetrators guilty, Sybiha said in X.
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring project has registered an “alarming increase” in the reports of Ukrainian infantry soldiers captured through the Russian armed forces war in recent months, he said on Monday.
The mission in Ukraine said it had received reports of 79 executions in 24 separate incidents since the end of August last year. International humanitarian law prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and the wounded, and regards it as a war crime.
Many Ukrainians who were or were in police custody of the Russian armed forces were shot dead.
The United Nations firm received and analyzed video and photographic fabrics through Ukrainian and Russian resources that appear in executions or corpses and conducted detailed interviews with witnesses.
He said that the reported executions took position in spaces where Russian offensive operations were underway.
Danielle Bell, director of the mission, said some Russians “have explicitly requested an inhuman treatment and even the execution” of captured Ukrainian soldiers.
The mission said it also documented the execution of a wounded and incapacitated Russian soldier by the Ukrainian armed forces in 2024, but gave no details.
The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office earlier said it was investigating dozens of cases of executions of Ukrainian military personnel by Russian forces.
Footage published on Telegram showed the moments before a Russian soldier executed a Ukrainian POW
The Ukraine army showed that he had hit a Russian oil refinery in the Volgograd region and a fuel remedy plant in the Astrakhan region during the night, and added that the two comforts contributed to the food in the Moscow army.
The main comforts of transformation of the refinery have been damaged, General said on Telegram, and the fuel plant caught the fireplace that leads to the suspension of operations.
Almost one hundred Russian drones intended to succeed in targets in Ukraine transferred to the Belarusian airspace, an independent instructor reported.
Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region is slowing, in terms of acquired territory, despite capturing several key cities, the figures showed.
Pasi Paroinen, an open source analyst who follows the front line in Ukraine for Black Bird Group, a Finnish attire, indicates that the amount of territory seized through Russia has decreased since November, the month in which Moscow troops have occupied the maximum lands of last year last year.
The Russian forces captured Kurakhove and Palyka Novosilka in Donetsk in January, after months of heavy fighting. They also progressed outside the city of Pokrovsk, cutting one of the two main source lines in the city of the West and at least compromising the second.
Nonetheless, total Russian gains in January were 332 square kilometres (128 square miles), down from 451 square km in December and 750 square km in November.
“I would at all times warn opposed to being too positive about the overall situation, yet at least for the moment, the trend issues to imaginable stabilization during this spring,” wrote Mr. Paroinen.
Next, we have a symbol of the consequences of an explosion in the Luxury Residential Complex of Alye published in the northwest of Moscow.
A video is taken through the Russian Research Committee.
According to reports, a pro-ruso collaborator and one of his bodyguards were killed through the explosion.
This document of document taken from a video posted through the Moscow Research Committee shows the explosion in a Top residential block -end in Moscow
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen through Russia as an express contemplate for a summit between U. S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian resources familiar with discussions told Reuters.
Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine as soon as he imagined and said he was in a position to meet with Putin. Putin congratulated Trump on his election and said he was in a position to meet the U. S. leader to discuss Ukraine and energy.
Russian officials have repeatedly denied any direct contact with the US about preparations for a phone call between Mr Trump and Mr Putin, which would precede an eventual meeting later this year.
However, the Senior Russian has visited Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks, according to Russian Fuentes, who have spoken under condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
A source said there is still a safe opposition to the concept in Russia when some diplomats and intelligence officials pointed to the army and the close security links that the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates have with the United States.
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