Russian general shot and wounded in Moscow, in latest attack on top military leaders
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Top Russian General Shot in Moscow AttackDeputy head of Russia's military intelligence wounded; police launched a criminal investigation into attempted murder.
- Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, was seriously injured in a shooting in Moscow.
- The attack took place at a residential building on Volokolamskoye Highway, with the assailant escaping the scene.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of orchestrating the attack without presenting evidence.
- Alekseyev has played a major role in military operations and negotiations, including involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
We wish the general survival and recovery.— Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this during a press briefing about the attack on General Alekseyev.
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