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2 weeks agoOfficials: Top Russian Intelligence General Shot, Wounded In Attempted Assassination
The No. 2 officer at the Russian military intelligence agency known as GRU was shot and wounded in Moscow, in what investigators called an assassination attempt. Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was hospitalized on February 6 after being shot several times, including in the back, the Investigative Committee said in a statement. He was hospitalized in unknown condition. The gunmen fled the scene, the committee said. Unconfirmedmedia reports said Alexeyev was shot on the stairwell of his apartment building as he was leaving.
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