Russian general shot and wounded in assassination attempt in Moscow

2026-02-06 - 08:27

A Russian general was shot in a residential building in Moscow on Friday morning and rushed to hospital, officials said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of a top Russian military figure. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said “an unidentified individual fired several shots” at Vladimir Alekseyev, a general who has a senior role in Russia’s general staff, before fleeing the scene. “The victim has been hospitalised,” the agency added in a statement. It did...