"Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several times by an unidentified assailant in Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement. She said that Alekseyev was hospitalised. Petrenko didn't say who could be behind the attack Alekseyev has served as the first deputy head of Russia's military intelligence since 2011. AFP noted that several high-ranking military officials have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on Ukraine in February 2022."
"Alekseyev is a deputy director of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU. He has been widely described as a key figure overseeing the country's private military companies and was among the senior officials dispatched to negotiate with Yevgeny Prigozhin during the Wagner group's brief mutiny in the summer of 2023. He is also under US sanctions for his alleged involvement in efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election."
Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev, a senior deputy in Russia's military intelligence, was shot several times by an unidentified assailant in Moscow and was hospitalised. Investigators are reviewing CCTV recordings and interrogating eyewitnesses, with early reports indicating the attacker fired multiple shots. Alekseyev has served as first deputy head since 2011 and is a key GRU figure linked to oversight of private military companies; he was involved in negotiations with Yevgeny Prigozhin during the Wagner mutiny in 2023 and is under US sanctions for alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. No group has claimed responsibility; Moscow may suspect Kyiv, while clandestine networks behind such attacks remain poorly understood.
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