# Zakharchenko killed in Donetsk café explosion

Date: 2018

On 31 August 2018 [Alexander Zakharchenko](/people/alexander-zakharchenko), head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, was killed by a bomb at the Separ café in Donetsk; the separatists' finance chief Alexander Timofeyev was wounded. Russia's foreign ministry said Kyiv was likely behind the killing, which Ukraine denied, while some observers pointed to rebel infighting.

## People

- Alexander Zakharchenko: https://factrail.ai/people/alexander-zakharchenko

## Sources

- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45371270
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/31/rebel-leader-alexander-zakharchenko-killed-in-explosion-in-ukraine
- https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-separatist-leader-zakharchenko-reported-killed-in-donetsk-cafe-blast/29464119.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/zakharchenko-killed-donetsk-blast-2018-08-31