MOSCOW (AP) 鈥� Russian authorities said Sunday that the man suspected of of Russia鈥檚 military intelligence agency in Moscow was detained in Dubai and handed over to Russia, and they alleged he was working on behalf of Ukraine.
Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was hospitalized after being shot several times Friday by an assailant at an apartment building in northwestern Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said. The attack followed a of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) said a Russian citizen, Lyubomir Korba, was detained in Dubai on suspicion of carrying out the shooting. In a statement on its website, FSB said it had also identified two 鈥渁ccomplices,鈥� one of whom was detained in Moscow and another who 鈥渓eft for Ukraine.鈥�
Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday on Telegram that Korba arrived in Moscow in December 鈥渙n instructions from Ukrainian intelligence services to commit a terrorist attack.鈥�
Asked about the shooting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday it would be up to law enforcement agencies to pursue the investigation but described it as an apparent 鈥渢errorist act鈥� by Ukraine intended to derail peace talks.
There was no immediate response from Kyiv to a request for comment on the Russian allegations.
The shooting came a day after Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators wrapped up in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, aimed at ending the nearly in Ukraine. The Russian delegation was led by Alekseyev鈥檚 boss, military intelligence chief Adm. Igor Kostyukov.
Alekseyev, 64, has served as the first deputy head of Russia鈥檚 military intelligence agency, known as the GRU, since 2011.
He was decorated with the Hero of Russia medal for his role in Moscow鈥檚 military campaign in Syria. In June 2023, he was shown on state TV speaking to mercenary chief , when his Wagner Group seized the military headquarters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don during his short-lived mutiny.
Since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, Russian authorities have blamed Kyiv for of military officers and public figures in Russia. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for some of them.
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