Russian foreign minister accuses Ukraine of assassination attempt on top Russian general in Moscow
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 6, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 6, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 6, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 6, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister accuses Ukraine of an assassination attempt on a top general in Moscow, potentially sabotaging peace talks.
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Ukraine of being behind an assassination attempt on a top Russian general in Moscow, something he said was designed to sabotage peace talks.
A senior Russian military officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was rushed to hospital earlier on Friday after being shot in Moscow, investigators said, in the latest of a series of attacks on top military officials.
There has been no comment from Ukraine on the shooting. Lavrov did not cite evidence to support his accusation that Kyiv was behind the attack.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Alex Richardson)
The article discusses accusations by Russia against Ukraine for an assassination attempt on a Russian general in Moscow.
Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine, but provided no evidence. Ukraine has not commented.
The target was Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior Russian military officer.
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