A Russian general serving as deputy head of Russian military intelligence has regained consciousness after being shot and seriously wounded in Moscow, according to state news agency TASS, citing medical sources.

The U.S. on Thursday announced the resumption of dialogue with Russia's military, which had been suspended since 2021.

Russian authorities say a deputy chief of its military intelligence agency has been shot and wounded. Officials say Lt. Gen.

Starlink terminals used by Russian forces have been shut down, causing severe communications problems and halting assault operations on the battlefield.

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev of Russian military intelligence was shot in the Russian capital city of Moscow on Friday, The Associated Press reported.

Senior Russian intelligence officer, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, was shot multiple times inside his apartment building in the outskirts of Moscow.

It’s unclear what effect the change will have on Russia’s ability to wage war, but Russian military bloggers said troops were experiencing internet outages that hampered frontline communications.

The U.S. and Russia has agreed to re-establish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years

The US-mediated talks are the latest chapter in the so far unsuccessful diplomatic effort to halt the war in Ukraine.