A Russian general who was shot several times in Moscow on Friday has regained consciousness after successfully undergoing surgery, according to reports in Russian media.
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev, who is Russia's deputy head of military intelligence, was rushed to hospital in serious condition on Friday morning after the attack in the north-western outskirts of the capital.
Two suspects have reportedly been arrested and will soon be taken in for questioning.
Russian officials have blamed Kyiv for the shooting, but Ukraine's foreign minister denied involvement, according to Reuters.
Doctors stated on Saturday that it can be 'cautiously stated that the threat to [Alexeyev's] life has passed', Russia's state news agency Tass has reported.
The highly decorated general was ambushed on the landing inside his apartment block, where a gunman inflicted three bullet wounds. He was hit in the chest or abdomen before the attacker and an accomplice fled the scene. A neighbor in the building on Volokolamsk Highway told Reuters she had been woken by the sound of 'several' shots and heard another neighbor screaming for help.
After the attack, Alexeyev was taken to a Moscow hospital where he underwent successful surgery. He was placed in a medically induced coma and has now regained consciousness. Investigators have opened a criminal case for attempted murder.
Alexeyev, 64, is the latest high-ranking military figure to be targeted near Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As number two in the main directorate of Russia's GRU military intelligence, he has played a significant role in the war in Ukraine and was previously awarded the Hero of Russia title for his part in Moscow's military intervention in the Syrian civil war.
No-one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed at Ukraine, citing it as a disruption of the negotiation process. Kyiv has claimed responsibility for some attacks on Russian military figures in the past, but has denied involvement in this incident.
Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev, who is Russia's deputy head of military intelligence, was rushed to hospital in serious condition on Friday morning after the attack in the north-western outskirts of the capital.
Two suspects have reportedly been arrested and will soon be taken in for questioning.
Russian officials have blamed Kyiv for the shooting, but Ukraine's foreign minister denied involvement, according to Reuters.
Doctors stated on Saturday that it can be 'cautiously stated that the threat to [Alexeyev's] life has passed', Russia's state news agency Tass has reported.
The highly decorated general was ambushed on the landing inside his apartment block, where a gunman inflicted three bullet wounds. He was hit in the chest or abdomen before the attacker and an accomplice fled the scene. A neighbor in the building on Volokolamsk Highway told Reuters she had been woken by the sound of 'several' shots and heard another neighbor screaming for help.
After the attack, Alexeyev was taken to a Moscow hospital where he underwent successful surgery. He was placed in a medically induced coma and has now regained consciousness. Investigators have opened a criminal case for attempted murder.
Alexeyev, 64, is the latest high-ranking military figure to be targeted near Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As number two in the main directorate of Russia's GRU military intelligence, he has played a significant role in the war in Ukraine and was previously awarded the Hero of Russia title for his part in Moscow's military intervention in the Syrian civil war.
No-one has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed at Ukraine, citing it as a disruption of the negotiation process. Kyiv has claimed responsibility for some attacks on Russian military figures in the past, but has denied involvement in this incident.
