LONDON -- Lt.Gen.
Vladimir Alexeyev, a high-ranking Defense Ministry official, was shot and injured in an ambush-style attack on Friday in a residential area of Moscow, according to the Investigative Committee of Russia and state-affiliated media. "According to investigators, on Feb.6, 2026, in a residential building located on Volokolamskoye Highway in Moscow, an as-yet-unidentified individual fired several shots at a man and fled the scene,” Svetlana Petrenko, the committee’s spokesperson, said in Russian on the Telegram messaging app.The victim was transported to a local hospital, Petrenko said.
She did not immediately describe the extent of his injuries.A police officer comes out of a residential building where the assassination attempt took place in Moscow, Russia, Feb.6, 2026.Alexander Paramoshin/ReutersState-affiliated news outlet TASS identified the victim as Alexeyev, adding that a criminal investigation had been launched.Popular Reads'We will not rest': Savannah Guthrie and her siblings plead for mother's safe returnFeb 4, 10:47 PMGuthrie family issues message to potential kidnappers: 'We want to talk to you'Feb 5, 8:05 PM1,000 samples sent for testing after possible biological lab found inside home: FBIFeb 2, 7:26 PM"Special services are currently doing their job," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
"Of course, this has been reported to the head of state.We wish the general a speedy recovery."ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Dragana Jovanovic contributed to this report....