US EditionRussian Intelligence General Shot in Moscow Assassination Attempt
- On Friday, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev was shot multiple times in Moscow and rushed to hospital, Russian media and Telegram channels reported.
- Alekseev, a senior GRU officer, is first deputy head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff and led Syria intelligence operations and talks with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in 2023.
- According to SHOT and Baza, the attacker waited on Volokolamskoye Highway near a residential building and shot Alekseev in the back several times, while Russia's Investigative Committee said `an unidentified individual fired several shots` before fleeing.
- A criminal case under attempted murder and illegal firearms charges was initiated, with Russia's Investigative Committee saying `Investigative actions and operational search measures are being carried out to identify the person or persons involved`, while Ukraine remains not officially linked and yet to comment.
- Since Moscow's full-scale offensive in 2022, multiple senior Russian officers have been targeted, including Fanil Sarvarov and Igor Kirillov, with Kyiv claiming responsibility for some hits.
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Russian General Shot In Moscow As Kremlin Blames Ukraine
A senior Russian military intelligence official was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday, prompting accusations from the Kremlin that Ukraine was behind what it called a terrorist attack. Russian investigators said Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy head of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, was struck by multiple gunshots inside an apartment building. The attacker fled, and Alekseyev was hospitalized.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov bla…
Russian army general shot in Moscow as foreign minister blames Ukraine for "terrorist act"
A top Russian military intelligence general was shot in a Moscow apartment building Friday and hospitalized, the Kremlin said, depicting it as an assassination attempt orchestrated by Ukraine.There was no comment from Kyiv, which has claimed responsibility for the killings of several high-ranking military officials since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive in February 2022.Russian investigators said Vladimir Alekseyev — the deputy head of M…
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