"A criminal case has been opened on charges of attempted murder and illegal arms trafficking, the newspaper reported. After interrogation, the suspects will be charged, the newspaper reported, without confirming whether the suspects had been detained. Russia has not officially reported the detention of the suspects. According to Kommersant, Alekseyev underwent successful surgery and regained consciousness on February 7, but remained under medical supervision. No official statement has been made on his status."
"According to the Russian Telegram news channels Mash and Baza, the man who shot Alekseyev is "being transported from Dubai," and that an alleged accomplice has been detained along with him. There is no information yet on the identity of the suspect or the alleged perpetrators of the attack. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of being behind the assassination attempt, which he said -- without citing evidence -- was designed to sabotage peace talks."
"The No. 2 officer at the GRU was shot and wounded in Moscow on February 6, in what investigators called an assassination attempt. Kommersant reported that investigators believe Alekseyev was shot by a person posing as a food delivery courier who had entered his apartment building. The newspaper said Alekseyev, who was on his way to work, was shot twice in the building's stairwell and then a third time as he fended off the attack, after which the shooter fled the scene."
Russian law enforcement detained a suspect and an alleged accomplice in an apparent assassination attempt on GRU deputy chief Vladimir Alekseyev. A criminal case was opened on charges of attempted murder and illegal arms trafficking, and a court hearing on pretrial detention was expected on February 8. Investigators believe a person posing as a food delivery courier entered Alekseyev's building and shot him twice in the stairwell and a third time as he fought back. Alekseyev underwent successful surgery, regained consciousness, and remained under medical supervision. Russian Telegram channels said the shooter is being transported from Dubai. Russian officials accused Ukraine without providing evidence.
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