Bomb at luxury Moscow residential building kills at least 1

The bomb detonated just as a man with bodyguards entered the lobby of the the Scarlet Sails complex on the banks of the Moskva River just 12km (7 miles) from the Kremlin, according to Russian media.

TASS, citing law enforcement services, called the blast an “assassination attempt” and identified the suspected target as Armen Sarkisyan, who is accused by Ukraine of aiding Russia’s war effort in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.

RIA, another state news agency, cited law enforcement as saying that Sarkisyan was in a critical condition, and that part of his leg was being amputated.

“The assassination attempt on Sarkisyan was carefully planned and was ordered. Investigators are currently identifying those who ordered the crime,” TASS quoted a law enforcement official as saying.

Baza, a Telegram channel with contacts in Russia’s security services, published video showing major damage to the lobby of the building. It said Sarkisyan had been seriously wounded in the blast. Reuters could not immediately confirm that report.