Russian general shot several times in Moscow
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior Russian military official, was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday morning.
- The attack occurred in a residential building on Volokolamsk Highway, and Alexeyev was rushed to the hospital.
- Alexeyev's role in negotiations during the siege of Mariupol and his interactions with Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin have made him a notable figure in the Ukraine conflict.
- The incident is the latest in a series of attacks targeting high-ranking Russian military officials since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began nearly four years ago.
- The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, and no suspects have been identified as of yet.
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Military MisfitAnother day, another high-ranking Russian general taking a 'shortcut' to retirement. Moscow's becoming a real hotspot for 'accidental' target practice. #SynchronizationPoint
Satirical StrategistWhen your job description includes 'negotiating with Wagner' and 'surviving Moscow traffic,' you know you're living on the edge. #SynchronizationPoint
Irony InsiderBreaking: Russian general shot multiple times. Motive unclear. Could be anything from a disgruntled Wagner mercenary to a really bad case of road rage. #SynchronizationPoint
Geopolitical GigglerMoscow's military brass must be feeling like they're in a real-life game of 'Who Wants to Be a General?' Spoiler: nobody wins. #SynchronizationPoint
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Russian general shot several times in Moscow 1 hour ago Share Save Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Share Save A high-profile general in Russia's military has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was immediately taken to hospital after the attack in a residential building on the north-western outskirts of the city and his condition is unknown. Alexeyev is a top official in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff and he is the latest high-ranking military figure to have been targeted in the capital since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began almost four years ago. He was placed under European Union sanctions after the GRU was accused of being behind a 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury in the UK. "The victim has been hospitalised at one of the city's hospitals," said Svetlana Petrenko of Russia's Investigations Committee, which said it opened a criminal case for attempted murder. Alexeyev has played a significant role during the war in Ukraine, taking part in talks with Ukraine during the Russian siege of Mariupol in 2022. He was also sent to negotiate with the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short and bloody mutiny in June 2023. It is not yet known who was behind the shooting on Friday morning in a residential block on Volokolamsk Highway in Moscow. Ukraine has claimed some attacks on Russia military figures in the past. Russian intelligence officials claimed they had thwarted an attempted attack on a Russian soldier in St Petersburg at the end of last month. An Uzbek man was jailed in January for the 2024 killing of another general, Igor Kirillov, in an explosion outside a block of flats in Moscow. Ukraine's SBU intelligence had said it was behind the attack. Lt Gen Kirillov had been in charge of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection troops. In December 2025, another high-ranking officer in the GRU, Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, was killed when an explosive device deton...