Russia treats killing of east Ukraine rebel leader as "international terrorism"

Russia's state investigative committee said on Friday it was treating the killing of Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, as an act of international terrorism.

Russia's state investigative committee said on Friday it was treating the killing of Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, as an act of international terrorism.

A criminal investigation into the killing has been opened, the committee said in its statement.

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