Overview
- Russia's FSB identified the alleged gunman as Lyubomir Korba, a Russian citizen in his 60s, saying he was detained in Dubai with UAE cooperation and transferred back to Russia.
- Investigators reported the assailant flew to Dubai immediately after the Moscow attack and said a Makarov pistol with a silencer was recovered at the scene.
- Authorities said two Russian accomplices were identified, with one detained in Moscow and another reported to have gone to Ukraine, as searches for organizers continue.
- The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case over the attempted assassination of a senior Defense Ministry official.
- Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, the GRU’s first deputy director, is awake after surgery and doctors say his life is not in danger, while Russian officials accuse Ukraine and Kyiv rejects the allegation.