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Earlier this week, the assassination of Arman Sakhian, a well-known Russian businessman with paramilitary connections, underscored the precarious situation for those aligned with the Kremlin. Sakhian had been embroiled in several controversial issues linked to Putin, particularly in Ukraine's Donetsk region, and had ties to organized crime in Armenia. His assassination took place in a luxury apartment complex in Moscow, adding to its gravity as this incident follows closely on the heels of another high-profile assassination attempt targeting a leading member of Putin's military.