The composition of the explosive and the construction of the bomb which, the day before, had killed the Hero of the DPR, Arsen Pavlov, are similar to those which had been used in the attempt on the Head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko in April 2016. It was stated by the press service of the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs.

‘Specialists of the criminal expertise center of the Ministry of Interior examined the fragments of the explosive device found at the scene, and found that the composition of explosives and the bomb construction are similar to those found in the attempt on the Head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko,’ says the statement.

Arsen (Arseny) Pavlov (call sign "Motorola") died yesterday in his apartment building in the center of Donetsk. The investigation of the tragedy of the facts involved in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security DNI.

Arsen (Arseny) Pavlov (call sign "Motorola") died yesterday in his apartment building in the center of Donetsk. The investigation of the facts of the tragedy is carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security of the DPR.

Earlier, on April 28 this year, employees of the MGB prevented an attempt on the Head of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko. As a result of search operations, there was detained a group of Ukrainian citizens who had arrived from the territory controlled by Kiev and had with them a powerful explosive device disguised as a piece of furniture.