Putin’s ‘death squad’ chief KILLED in huge ‘Ukrainian’ bomb blast at elite £2m Moscow apartment block as vids show chaos

VLADIMIR Putin's "death squad" chief has been killed after a £2million luxe Moscow apartment was blown up by a huge "Ukrainian" bomb.

Armen Sarkisyan - the creator of the pro-Putin Arbat battalion - was killed in the deadly blast on Monday.

Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the Arbat stormtrooper battalion, sitting at a desk. — Arbat stormtrooper battalion founder Armen Sarkisyan, 46, was killedCredit: East2West

Aftermath of an explosion in a building, showing a shattered reception desk and a firefighter. — A bomb was detonated outside the Scarlet Sails apartment complexCredit: East2West

Damage to a building interior from an explosion. — Apartments in this building are valued at around £2millionCredit: East2West

Aftermath of an explosion in Moscow, with a fireman and bystanders. — The bomb was strong enough to blow off the building's front doorsCredit: East2West

Illustration of Armen Sarkisyan, a pro-Putin "death squad" leader, who was killed in a Moscow apartment bombing, along with images of the damaged apartment and a map showing the location.

Sarkisyan, 46, was known for using his troops to fight in the battleground Donetsk region of Ukraine and Kursk region of Western Russia.

The "death squad" chief was in the Scarlet Sails apartment complex when the bomb detonated - where a penthouse is valued at £2million.

He was rushed to hospital and reportedly died after falling into a coma, according to multiple Russian media outlets.

Sarkisyan suffered severe head and chest wounds following the huge blast.

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This Putin puppet paramilitary leader was believed to be the target of a Ukrainian-led assassination.

One bodyguard was also killed in the blast and three others were injured, according to Reuters.

Others injured in the bomb were 44-year-old Daria Karseladze, 41-year-old Sergei Shkryabatovsky and 50-year-old Igor Antonenko, according to reports.

Terrifying images showed the damage caused to the apartment block's lobby.

Glass was shattered and the ceilings had started to collapse.

Armenian-born Sarkisyan is considered by Kyiv to be one of the organisers of pro-Russian "titushki" gangs and "death squads" that hunted the participants of the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine in 2014.

The paramilitary leader has also been described as an "associate" of the toppled pro-Putin former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, according to Ukraine’s SBU security service.

The SBU has previously revealed Sarkisyan had reportedly been appointed as "‘watcher' of prisons in the occupied Donetsk region".

It added: “He created the Arbat battalion from recruited convicts, who fought in the Torets direction, and later stormed the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.

“He is suspected of participating in illegal armed formations and aiding an aggressor state. The search and work to bring him to justice are ongoing."

Sarkisyan had created a battalion of stormtroopers - including released prisoners - who fought for Putin against Ukraine.

His paramilitary group is also known to have close links to the pro-Putin Chechen security forces.

He has also reportedly been connected to an illegal attempt to seize power in Armenia.