Russian army general shot in Moscow
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Two suspects will allegedly be interrogated in the attempted assassination of Russian intelligence deputy chief Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow.
Russian authorities say a deputy chief of its military intelligence agency has been shot and wounded. Officials say Lt. Gen.
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An assassination attempt was made in Moscow on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, first deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (military intelligence, known as GRU). This was reported by the Investigative Committee. The general was allegedly wounded and hospitalized, Radio Liberty reported.
A top Russian general was shot in a Moscow apartment building on Friday in a brazen attack as he left to go to work.
Moscow has been waging an intense campaign against Ukrainian energy targets.
A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.