Vladimir Alekseyev Shot in Moscow Following Military Deaths

Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, the deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, is in critical condition after being shot several times in a Moscow residential building on Friday morning.Following the assassination attempt, Sergey Lavrov accused the government of Volodymyr Zelensky of orchestrating the shooting, while the Kremlin confirmed that Vladimir Putin has been briefed on the investigation.Vladimir Alekseyev previously faced sanctions from the USA, Canada, and the EU for his role in the 2018 Salisbury nerve agent attack and interference in the 2016 and 2020 USA presidential elections.