Deputy Chief of Russian Military Intelligence Shot, Wounded in Moscow

• Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, was shot and wounded in Moscow.
• He was shot several times by an unidentified assailant on Friday.
• Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko confirmed Alekseyev's hospitalization.
• The motive behind the attack remains unknown.
• Alekseyev has served as the first deputy head of Russia’s military intelligence since 2011.