BREAKING: Explosion at cafe has killed Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, separatist and Russian news agencies report.

— NBC News World (@NBCNewsWorld) August 31, 2018

This assassination comes as Russia reportedly has been moving armaments from Siberia to near the Ukraine border.

💥💥💥 https://t.co/yaKemVvNqE

— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) August 31, 2018