Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been detained in Dubai, extradited

By Agencies 8 February 2026, 9:21 am

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In this image made from video and provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on June 23, 2023, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev speaks to servicemen in an undisclosed location (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says that the man suspected of shooting top Russian military intelligence officer Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow has been detained in Dubai and extradited to Russia.

Alekseyev was hospitalized after being shot several times by an unidentified assailant at an apartment building in northwestern Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said Friday.

The 64-year-old served as the first deputy head of Russia’s military intelligence agency, known as the GRU, since 2011.

He was decorated with the Hero of Russia medal for his role in Moscow’s military campaign in Syria and in June 2023 was shown on state TV speaking to mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin when his Wagner Group seized the military headquarters in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don during his short-lived mutiny.