FILE PHOTO: Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev. 
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Firstpost06-02-2026, 14:12

Senior Russian General Shot Multiple Times in Moscow, Hospitalized in Suspected Assassination Attempt

  • Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior Russian military official, was shot multiple times in Moscow.
  • He was rushed to the hospital; his condition remains unknown.
  • Alexeyev is the deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff at the Defence Ministry.
  • He was involved in negotiations with Yevgeny Prigozhin during the June 2023 mutiny.
  • This incident follows several assassinations of Russian military officers since the Ukraine war began.

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