Russia says suspect detained in Dubai over shooting of top general Vladimir Alekseyev.
A Russian deputy chief of military intelligence, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, 64, was hospitalized after being shot several times by an assailant at an apartment building in Moscow on Friday. The attack is believed to be linked to a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has attributed to Ukraine.
According to the Federal Security Service (FSB), Lyubomir Korba, a Russian citizen, was detained in Dubai on suspicion of carrying out the shooting. In addition to Korba, two other individuals were identified as accomplices - one in Moscow and another who had fled to Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the attack as an "apparent terrorist act" by Ukraine aimed at disrupting peace talks. Ukrainian officials have not commented on Russian allegations of involvement.
The shooting comes after a series of high-profile assassinations of senior military officers, including Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who was killed in a car bomb in December 2025, and Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, whose killing by a bomb in April has also been attributed to Ukraine.
A Russian man previously living in Ukraine had pleaded guilty to carrying out the attack and stated he had received payment from Ukraine's security services.
The incident occurred on Friday just days after talks between Russian, Ukrainian, and US negotiators wrapped up in Abu Dhabi, aimed at ending the four-year-old conflict in Ukraine.
A Russian deputy chief of military intelligence, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, 64, was hospitalized after being shot several times by an assailant at an apartment building in Moscow on Friday. The attack is believed to be linked to a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has attributed to Ukraine.
According to the Federal Security Service (FSB), Lyubomir Korba, a Russian citizen, was detained in Dubai on suspicion of carrying out the shooting. In addition to Korba, two other individuals were identified as accomplices - one in Moscow and another who had fled to Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the attack as an "apparent terrorist act" by Ukraine aimed at disrupting peace talks. Ukrainian officials have not commented on Russian allegations of involvement.
The shooting comes after a series of high-profile assassinations of senior military officers, including Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, who was killed in a car bomb in December 2025, and Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, whose killing by a bomb in April has also been attributed to Ukraine.
A Russian man previously living in Ukraine had pleaded guilty to carrying out the attack and stated he had received payment from Ukraine's security services.
The incident occurred on Friday just days after talks between Russian, Ukrainian, and US negotiators wrapped up in Abu Dhabi, aimed at ending the four-year-old conflict in Ukraine.