US EditionRussian Intelligence General Shot in Moscow Assassination Attempt
Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt amid a series of attacks on Russian military leaders since 2022, officials said.
- 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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