Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt
Ukraine had charged Nikolai Varpakhovich in absentia days earlier over a 2024 hospital strike that killed 2 people and injured more than 30, officials said.
- On Thursday, Russian Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, was shot near Engels in the Saratov region. A gunman on a motorcycle fired bullets into his torso and face, leaving him seriously wounded.
- Varpakhovich's division is linked to Russia's long-range missile strikes against Ukraine, including a July 8, 2024, attack on the Okhmatdyt Children facility in Kyiv. The European Union previously sanctioned him for his role in these operations.
- According to media outlet Mash, the assailant approached a private house in Probuzhdenie on a motorcycle wearing a helmet. One bullet struck Varpakhovich's torso; another hit his face, while his driver was also injured but managed to call an ambulance.
- Doctors removed the bullets from Varpakhovich, who remains in serious condition following the assassination attempt. Preparations are underway to transfer him to Moscow aboard a specialized medical aircraft for further treatment.
- Engels hosts a strategic base for Russia's long-range aviation, housing Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers used to launch cruise missiles against Ukraine. Production of these aircraft ended more than three decades ago, making losses or damage permanently reduce Russia's irreplaceable fleet.
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Russian General Accused of Ordering Ukraine Children’s Hospital Strike Left in Critical Condition After Assassination Attempt
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A Russian general accused by Ukrainian authorities of ordering the 2024 missile attack that struck Kyiv's main children's hospital was shot and seriously wounded in Russia's Saratov region, according to Russian media reports.
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The Ukrainian Security Service charged Maj. Gen. Nikolai Varpakhovich in absentia this week, saying he personally issued the combat order behind a strike on a Kyiv medical facility last year. The European Union sanctioned him in late 2024.
A Russian general was shot in Engels. Nikolai Warpachovich had been charged a few days before by Ukraine for an attack on a children's hospital.
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