Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed on Friday his condolences over the death of leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko, the Kremlin said in a statement.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st August, 2018) Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed on Friday his condolences over the death of leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Zakharchenko was killed in a bomb blast in a cafe in downtown Donetsk earlier in the day.
"Take my deep condolences over the tragic death of Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko ... I want to express condolences ... to relatives and friends of Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko and all people of Donbas. Russia will be always with you," Putin said.
The Russian leader expressed a hope that organizers and perpetrators of the attack would be found and punished.
"The vile assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko is one more sign that those who chose the way of terror, violence and intimidation, do not want to look for a peaceful, political solution of the conflict, do not want to engage in a peaceful dialogue with residents of southeastern Ukraine. Instead of that they place a dangerous stake on destabilization of the situation to bring Donbas people to knees. They will not succeed," Putin added.
