Russian Military Intelligence Officer Survives Assassination Attempt in Moscow

A senior Russian military intelligence officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was injured in an assassination attempt in Moscow, according to Jin10. The Russian Investigative Committee reported that a gunman opened fire on Alexeyev outside a residential building in northwest Moscow on Friday. The 64-year-old officer, who has served as the first deputy director of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU since 2011, was subsequently taken to the hospital for treatment. Alexeyev is the deputy to Igor Kostyukov, the head of the GRU, who recently led a Russian delegation in U.S.-mediated peace talks with senior Ukrainian officials in the United Arab Emirates. These discussions concluded on Thursday. Additionally, Alexeyev was involved in negotiations with Wagner Group mercenaries following the June 2023 mutiny led by Wagner's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.