FILE PHOTO: Russian Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev. 
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Firstpost08-02-2026, 15:48

Suspect in Russian Military Officer Shooting Arrested in Dubai

  • Lyubomir Korba, suspect in the shooting of Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, detained in Dubai and handed to Russian authorities.
  • Alexeyev, deputy head of GRU, was shot multiple times in Moscow on Friday and hospitalized after surgery.
  • FSB identified Korba as a Russian citizen; an accomplice was arrested in Moscow, another fled to Ukraine.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of the assassination attempt, which Ukraine denies.
  • Alexeyev is under Western sanctions for alleged cyberattacks and the 2018 nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal.

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