Senior Russian officer shot in Moscow in apparent assassination attempt

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffFebruary 6, 2026 at 10:16 AM

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On February 6, 2026, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, was shot multiple times in a residential building on Volokolamsk Highway in Moscow. The unknown assailant fled the scene, and Alekseyev was hospitalized. Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into attempted murder and illegal firearms trafficking. Alekseyev was involved in negotiations with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin before Prigozhin's death. This incident follows a series of assassinations of senior Russian officers since the start of the war in Ukraine, with Moscow often blaming Kyiv for the attacks.

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Kyiv 30% Ukraine 40% Vladimir Putin 40% Ministry of Defence 50% Wagner Group 50% Russian Investigative Committee (ICR) 60% Yevgeny Prigozhin 60% Russia ×370% Svetlana Petrenko ×270% Moscow ×580% Vladimir Alekseyev ×390%

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