A senior Russian military general was shot several times and wounded in Moscow, state media has reported. Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was rushed to hospital after the attack at a residential building on Volokolamskoye Highway in the north-west of the city.
He is in a serious condition following the shooting and remains in intensive care, Russian state media reported. Officials said it had opened a criminal case for attempted murder, according to Svetlana Petrenko of Russia’s Investigations Committee.
The attack on the Russian general comes just a day after officials from Russia, Ukraine and the US wrapped up talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the four-year conflict.
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