Overview
- Russia’s Investigative Committee opened an attempted‑murder case after a gunman fired several shots in Alekseyev’s apartment building on Volokolamskoye Highway and fled.
- The 64-year-old intelligence chief remains hospitalized in serious condition in intensive care following surgery, according to Russian media reports.
- Kommersant and other outlets say the assailant posed as a delivery worker and that Alekseyev grappled with the shooter before being hit in the chest, details not confirmed by authorities.
- Some media cite law‑enforcement sources reporting two suspects detained in Dubai, a claim that has not been officially verified.
- The attack comes after a string of killings of senior Russian officers since late 2024 that has intensified scrutiny of security for top commanders.