Overview
- Russia’s FSB said detained suspects Lyubomir Korba and Viktor Vasin admitted involvement in the Feb. 6 shooting of General Vladimir Alekseev and alleged they acted on SBU orders, while a third suspect, Zinaida Serebritskaya, was said to have fled to Ukraine.
- Korba, identified by the FSB as the shooter, was detained in Dubai and transferred to Russia, with investigators releasing surveillance video and stating the search for organizers continues.
- Western reporting cited intelligence doubts that Ukraine directed the attack, with one Washington Post source suggesting a potential internal motive linked to Alekseev’s role against the 2023 Wagner mutiny.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported control of Sidorovka in Sumy region and Glushkovka in Kharkiv region and claimed 1,105 Ukrainian personnel losses in 24 hours, figures that could not be independently verified.
- Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 101 attack drones overnight on Feb. 8, 69 intercepted, with strikes injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure in several regions, while new explosions were reported in Odesa and Russian governors reported shelling and FPV‑drone attacks that injured civilians in Belgorod and Bryansk.