Russian general targeted in deadly Moscow blast
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A bomb attack at a housing complex in northwestern Moscow targeted the founder of a Russian military unit of ethnic Armenians, according to state media.
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President of the Boxing Federation of the DPR and founder of the "Arbat" battalion, Armen Sarkisyan, undated. (Social Media)
An explosion struck an apartment complex in northwestern Moscow, resulting in at least one fatality and several injuries, including that of a senior Russian general.
Preliminary reports from local media suggest that Armen Sarkisyan, the president of the Boxing Federation of the DPR and founder of the "Arbat" battalion, may have been critically injured or killed in the blast.
Russian Telegram channels report that Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the ArBat battalion in the so-called "DPR", might have been killed in a Moscow apartment building - an explosion took place there.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 3, 2025
According to other sources, Sarkisyan survived but was seriously wounded and is in… pic.twitter.com/oCLRKyNer5
The explosion, triggered by an unidentified device, occurred as Sarkisyan was walking through the hall of one of the apartment buildings, accompanied by his guards.
3 February: an explosion occurred in the elite residential complex "Alye Parusa" in Moscow, resulting in the possible death of a man who may have been Armen Sarkisyan, the president of the Boxing Federation of the so-called "DPR" and the founder of the "ArBAT" battalion.… pic.twitter.com/Rlj1TGnU3e
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) February 3, 2025
Multiple local news agencies have reported that Sarkisyan was killed in the blast, but several Russian Telegram channels state that he is in critical condition and receiving medical treatment. His bodyguards, who were injured in the explosion, are reported to be in critical condition.
The founder of Armenian battalion (Arbat) within the Russian army, Armen Sarkisyan, was neutralized in Moscow. A bomb exploded right above him when he'd entered the building where he lived.
— Scott (@RandomHeroWX) February 3, 2025
This battalion has been fighting against Ukrainian army. pic.twitter.com/jIQeAtLTmy
Sarkisyan is listed on the notorious Ukrainian state-linked Mirotvorets database, which is frequently referred to as Kiev's "kill list."
The database labels Sarkisyan as a "traitor" collaborating with Russia and “an accomplice to the crimes of the Russian government against Ukraine and its citizens.”
No group, including those affiliated with Ukraine, has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
