Russian Lieutenant Basic Vladimir Alexeyev. File
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Two suspects within the tried assassination of a prime Russian army intelligence official, Basic Vladimir Alexeyev, “will quickly be interrogated,” the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Saturday (February 7, 2026), citing a supply near the investigation.
After interrogation, the suspects will likely be charged, the newspaper reported, with out confirming whether or not the suspects had been detained. Russia has not formally reported the detention of the suspects.
Alexeyev, deputy head of the GRU, Russia’s army intelligence arm, was shot in his Moscow residence constructing and rushed to hospital on Friday (February 6, 2026). Alexeyev underwent profitable surgical procedure and regained consciousness on Saturday (February 7), however remained underneath medical supervision, Kommersant reported.
Russian investigators stated on Friday (February 6) that an unidentified gunman had fired a number of photographs at Alexeyev earlier than fleeing the scene. Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of being behind the assassination try, which he stated – with out citing proof — was designed to sabotage peace talks.
Ukraine stated it had nothing to do with this taking pictures. Alexeyev, 64, was positioned underneath U.S. sanctions over Russian cyber interference within the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The EU imposed sanctions on him over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter within the English metropolis of Salisbury in 2018.
Printed – February 07, 2026 04:30 pm IST