On February 6, 2026, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior figure in Russia's military intelligence, was shot multiple times in the stairwell of his Moscow apartment building, as reported by multiple sources including Business Recorder and The Guardian. Alexeyev, who is 64 years old and the deputy head of the GRU, Russia's military intelligence arm, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The attack is part of a troubling pattern of assassination attempts on Russian military officials, which Moscow attributes to Ukrainian operatives. Business Recorder highlights Alexeyev's significant role in Russia's military operations, noting that he was 'closely involved in prosecuting Russia’s war in Ukraine' and had been sanctioned by the U.S. and EU for his involvement in cyber interference and the Salisbury poisoning incident.