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| Prominent warlord Arsen 'Motorola' Pavlov killed in Donetsk blast | Prominent warlord Arsen 'Motorola' Pavlov killed in Donetsk blast |
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| A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials have said. | A notorious warlord has been killed in a bombing in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, separatist officials have said. |
| The separatist Donetsk News Agency said Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, was killed on Sunday in Donetsk when a bomb exploded in an elevator in an apartment building where he was staying. He is one of several prominent warlords who have been killed in bombings in the past year. Pavlov once admitted to killing 15 prisoners of war. | |
| Separatist officials have blamed previous bombings on Ukrainian saboteurs operating in the rebel-controlled areas. | Separatist officials have blamed previous bombings on Ukrainian saboteurs operating in the rebel-controlled areas. |
| The conflict between separatists and Ukrainian government forces has been raging since April 2014, killing more than 9,600 people. | The conflict between separatists and Ukrainian government forces has been raging since April 2014, killing more than 9,600 people. |
| Russian-born Pavlov, 33, worked in a car wash before he crossed the border and joined the separatists in 2014 before becoming one of the most recognisable faces of the Donetsk separatist movements. | Russian-born Pavlov, 33, worked in a car wash before he crossed the border and joined the separatists in 2014 before becoming one of the most recognisable faces of the Donetsk separatist movements. |
| Ukraine has still not adopted a law that under peace accords signed in 2015 will grant amnesty to Donetsk separatists. Pavlov was among figures the Ukrainian government has used to back up its assertion that people implicated in war crimes should not be allowed to get away with it. | Ukraine has still not adopted a law that under peace accords signed in 2015 will grant amnesty to Donetsk separatists. Pavlov was among figures the Ukrainian government has used to back up its assertion that people implicated in war crimes should not be allowed to get away with it. |