Vladimir Alekseyev was shot at on Friday (6); he survived and was hospitalized
The alleged perpetrator of the assassination attempt on a high-ranking Russian general in Moscow, attributed to Ukraine, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates and handed over to Russiaannounced the Russian security services (FSB) this Sunday (8).
About general Vladimir Alekseyev foi target of multiple shots on Friday (6) and hospitalized.
In recent months, Russia and the Ukrainian territories under its control have been the scene of a series of assassinations of military and local political officials, some of which have been claimed by Kiev.
Alekseyev, who survived, is the first deputy to the head of the Russian military intelligence serviceIgor Kostyukov, who leads the Russian delegation in peace negotiations with Ukraine.
According to the FSB, a Russian citizen born in 1960, considered “the direct perpetrator of the crime”, was “detained and handed over to Russia” after fleeing to Dubai.
One of his accomplices was detained in Moscow, while another managed to escape to Ukraine, the FSB said, cited by Russian news agencies.
The 64-year-old general is sanctioned in the West for his alleged role in cyber attacks attributed to Russia and is accused of having organized an attack with a nerve agent against a Russian defector, Serguei Skripal, in the United Kingdom in 2018.
*With information from AFP
