Overview
- Russian authorities say two suspects are in custody, including an alleged gunman detained in Dubai and transferred to Moscow, while a third suspect is reported to have fled to Ukraine.
- The FSB claims both detainees confessed, alleging the shooter was recruited by Ukraine’s SBU in 2025, trained in Kyiv, given a pistol with a suppressor and an electronic key, and promised $30,000.
- Russian media identify the suspects as Lyubomir Korba and Viktor Vasin, and name Zinaida Serebritskaya as a suspected accomplice who left Russia, details not independently corroborated.
- The FSB further alleges assistance from Polish intelligence via the gunman’s Poland-based son, an accusation presented without public evidence.
- GRU deputy Wladimir Alexeyev survived surgery and is conscious, as investigators pursue a case labeled a terror act following the attack that occurred a day after Abu Dhabi talks on the war.