Vladimir Alexeyev Shot in Moscow: Russia Military General Shot Several Times, Attacker Flees After Attack
A senior Russian military officer has been wounded in a shooting in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior official in the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, was shot several times inside a residential building in the city’s north-western outskirts and rushed to hospital, where his condition remains unknown.
A senior Russian military officer has been wounded in a shooting in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior official in the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, was shot several times inside a residential building in the city’s north-western outskirts and rushed to hospital, where his condition remains unknown. Alexeyev is the latest high-ranking military figure targeted in the Russian capital since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago. He has been under European Union sanctions following allegations that the GRU was involved in the 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, the United Kingdom. Russia-Ukraine War: 24 Killed, Over 50 Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack on New Year 2026 Celebrations in Kherson Region, Says Russian MFA.
Russia Military General Vladimir Alexeyev Shot in Moscow
BREAKING: Russian general shot several times in Moscow, attacker fled, officials say
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