{"id":19302,"date":"2026-02-06T08:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=19302"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T08:58:36","slug":"top-russian-general-vladimir-alekseyev-in-critical-condition-after-being-shot-in-moscow-europe-live-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=19302","title":{"rendered":"Top Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after being shot in Moscow \u2013 Europe live | Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><gu-island name=\"EnhancePinnedPost\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{}\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"pinned-post\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\" class=\"dcr-r5tmyr\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" name=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"dcr-11n52fl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapsible-body\" class=\"dcr-1axsptg\">\n<article class=\"block dcr-1xlsn8h\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Morning opening: Deputy chief of Russian military intelligence shot<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dcr-dzkvsd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-uae6pk\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22\/Jakub_Krupa.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4a039a2b765744058f3c2c677268513e\" alt=\"Jakub Krupa\" class=\"dcr-lysqes\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-sa35sa\">Jakub Krupa<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">We are opening today\u2019s live blog with breaking news coming to us from Moscow that <strong>a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded Friday,<\/strong> officials said, in comments reported by AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Lt Gen <strong>Vladimir Alekseyev<\/strong> was shot several times by an unidentified assailant in Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson <strong>Svetlana Petrenko<\/strong> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">She said that Alekseyev was hospitalised. Petrenko didn\u2019t say who could be behind the attack Alekseyev has served as the first deputy head of <strong>Russia<\/strong>\u2019s military intelligence since 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">AFP noted that several high-ranking military officials have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">I will bring you more when we have it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <strong>Friday, 6 February 2026,<\/strong> it\u2019s <strong>Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is <strong>Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Good morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/feb\/06\/russian-military-intelligence-chief-shot-moscow-vladimir-alekseyev-ukraine-europe-live-news-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Top Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after being shot in Moscow \u2013 Europe live &quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Top Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after being shot in Moscow \u2013 Europe live &amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/06\/russian-military-intelligence-chief-shot-moscow-vladimir-alekseyev-ukraine-europe-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607#block-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-02-06T08:50:36.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-gb\" title=\"Friday, 6 February 2026 at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time\">08.50 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><label for=\"pinned-post-checkbox\" id=\"pinned-post-button\" class=\"dcr-zw7tgl\"><span id=\"svgminus\" class=\"dcr-yhdhkr\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M1 10.75v2.5h22v-2.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span id=\"svgplus\" class=\"dcr-yhdhkr\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"m10.8 13.2.425 9.8h1.525l.45-9.8 9.8-.45v-1.525l-9.8-.425-.45-9.8h-1.525l-.425 9.8-9.8.425v1.525z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6985a5638f08465128686e91&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Russian affairs reporter&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;8d296d72-4c83-4643-9982-29a821acf851&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alekseyev&lt;\/strong&gt; is a deputy director of Russia\u2019s military intelligence agency, the GRU. &lt;strong&gt;He has been widely described as a key figure overseeing the country\u2019s private military companies&lt;\/strong&gt; and was among the senior officials dispatched to negotiate with &lt;strong&gt;Yevgeny Prigozhin&lt;\/strong&gt; during the Wagner group\u2019s brief mutiny in the summer of 2023.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;f60db851-0fde-41a7-9706-45668b6147c9&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;He is also &lt;strong&gt;under US sanctions&lt;\/strong&gt; for his alleged involvement in efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;af9e4b2e-cc3e-4065-b2d6-914273881a24&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No party has claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion in Moscow is likely to fall on Kyiv.&lt;\/strong&gt; Ukrainian intelligence agencies have targeted dozens of Russian military officers and Russian-installed officials since the start of the war, accusing them of involvement in war crimes.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;13091891-40d7-43bb-b2e9-775b44a79ed9&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Little is publicly known about the clandestine networks believed to be behind assassinations and attacks&lt;\/strong&gt; on military infrastructure inside Russia and in Russian-controlled territories.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;88f84f1e-c14c-4c49-9415-efb9b6393d0a&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1770366998000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;08.36\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1770367838000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;08.50\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1770367502000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;08.45\u00a0GMT&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;08.45&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Moscow's suspicions are likely to fall on Kyiv as attack on military chief investigated - snap analysis&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Pjotr Sauer&quot;,&quot;imageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02\/Pjotr_Sauer.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=07cea65272ae46935d329cee6b0ddc10&quot;,&quot;largeImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2024\/08\/02\/Pjotr_Sauer_.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=5fc51461a244628bb590b4e6077be095&quot;}],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Fri 6 Feb 2026 08.50 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Fri 6 Feb 2026 08.36 GMT&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6985a4858f08f529bdb86607&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;We are opening today\u2019s live blog with breaking news coming to us from Moscow that &lt;strong&gt;a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded Friday,&lt;\/strong&gt; 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Petrenko didn\u2019t say who could be behind the attack Alekseyev has served as the first deputy head of &lt;strong&gt;Russia&lt;\/strong&gt;\u2019s military intelligence since 2011.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7c647a4d-a802-47d1-a081-14bac799a7bf&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;AFP noted that several high-ranking military officials have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Ukraine&lt;\/a&gt; in February 2022.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;3101ef34-869d-4749-81b8-9250427d0736&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;I will bring you more when we have 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class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Alekseyev<\/strong> is a deputy director of Russia\u2019s military intelligence agency, the GRU. <strong>He has been widely described as a key figure overseeing the country\u2019s private military companies<\/strong> and was among the senior officials dispatched to negotiate with <strong>Yevgeny Prigozhin<\/strong> during the Wagner group\u2019s brief mutiny in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He is also <strong>under US sanctions<\/strong> for his alleged involvement in efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>No party has claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion in Moscow is likely to fall on Kyiv.<\/strong> Ukrainian intelligence agencies have targeted dozens of Russian military officers and Russian-installed officials since the start of the war, accusing them of involvement in war crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Little is publicly known about the 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coming to us from Moscow that <strong>a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded Friday,<\/strong> officials said, in comments reported by AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Lt Gen <strong>Vladimir Alekseyev<\/strong> was shot several times by an unidentified assailant in Moscow, Investigative Committee spokesperson <strong>Svetlana Petrenko<\/strong> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">She said that Alekseyev was hospitalised. Petrenko didn\u2019t say who could be behind the attack Alekseyev has served as the first deputy head of <strong>Russia<\/strong>\u2019s military intelligence since 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">AFP noted that several high-ranking military officials have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a> in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">I will bring you more when we have it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <strong>Friday, 6 February 2026,<\/strong> it\u2019s <strong>Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is <strong>Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Good morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/feb\/06\/russian-military-intelligence-chief-shot-moscow-vladimir-alekseyev-ukraine-europe-live-news-updates&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;Top Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after being shot in Moscow \u2013 Europe live &quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Top Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after being shot in Moscow \u2013 Europe live &amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/06\/russian-military-intelligence-chief-shot-moscow-vladimir-alekseyev-ukraine-europe-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607#block-6985a4858f08f529bdb86607\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a0<time datetime=\"2026-02-06T08:50:36.000Z\" data-locale=\"en-gb\" title=\"Friday, 6 February 2026 at 08:50 Greenwich Mean Time\">08.50 GMT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Top #Russian #general #Vladimir #Alekseyev #critical #condition #shot #Moscow #Europe #live #Russia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning opening: Deputy chief &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19302"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}