
The goal of the explosion near the trauma center in Donetsk was an attempt on the leader of the Sparta terrorist battalion, the self -proclaimed DPR Arseniy Pavlov, known as Motorola. This was stated by the "head" of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko, RIA Novosti reports .
"The attempt on the commander of the Arseny intelligence battalion with the call sign of Motorola, but it did not succeed. They specially laid an explosive device. The terrorist attack. What is surprising, knowing Arseny, there are a lot of other places where it could be undermined, but these people chose the hospital," Zakharchenko said. Who are "these people", he did not specify.
Motorola was in the hospital on the dressing, the source of Interfax said in the power structures of the DPR. The explosion thundered at the moment when the militant left the center. He himself was not injured.
Fugas was placed in one of the trees behind the garage in the hospital. As a result of the explosion, seven cars were damaged, glass was knocked out in two buildings of the hospital, there were no injured. Explosion equipment examined the territory of the hospital, no other explosive devices were found.
Motorola is known for its cruelty even against the backdrop of other separatists. It is included in the sanctions lists of the EU and other countries, in particular, Canada.
In September, it was reported that Motorola escaped from Donetsk . The militant and his retinue left the city on two jeeps, which were stuffed with things. Motorola left his wife and child in Donetsk. Pro -Russian militants urgently leave Donetsk, fearing lane, the source of Ukrainian Isania "Dialogue" claimed.