Armenian businessman arrested over ex-Ukrainian MP's murder

Ukrainian businessman Arayik Amirkhanyan has been arrested in connection with the assassination of former Ukrainian MP Ilya Kiva, Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti reported.

According to the agency, a company owned by Amirkhanyan has accumulated debts totaling 85 million rubles in Russia, including unpaid taxes. His bank accounts have been frozen, based on data from BIR-Analytics and court bailiffs’ records.

Earlier, a source familiar with the investigation told RIA Novosti that a court in Moscow Region had ordered Amirkhanyan’s detention over Kiva’s murder.

Meanwhile, Amirkhanyan has been wanted by Ukraine’s Security Service since 2020 on charges of large-scale fraud committed either individually or as part of a group.