On Friday morning and rushed to hospital, officials said, in the latest apparent assassination attempt of a top Russian military figure.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said “an unidentified individual fired several shots” at Vladimir Alekseyev, a general who has a senior role in Russia’s general staff, before fleeing the scene.
“The victim has been hospitalized,” the agency added in a statement.
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It did not say anything about the suspected perpetrator.
Several high-ranking military officials have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on Ukraine in February 2022.
Kyiv has claimed responsibility for some of the hits.
A career military officer, Alekseyev is the first deputy chief of the Russian general staff, according to his online biography
