Moscow announces increased protection measures for senior military personnel after multiple assassination attempts. The latest incident involved a high-ranking intelligence official being shot in his apartment building in February.
MOSCOW – Russian security officials announced Thursday they will enhance protective measures for senior military personnel following multiple targeted attacks that Moscow attributes to Ukrainian operatives.
The announcement comes after Lieutenant-General Vladimir Alexeyev, who serves as deputy chief of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, was wounded by gunfire in his Moscow residential building on February 6. The officer sustained three gunshot wounds during the incident. Ukrainian officials have rejected any connection to the attack.
Alexander Bortnikov, director of Russia’s FSB security agency, told state-run media outlets that Alexeyev is making progress in his recovery. When asked about protective measures for high-ranking military personnel, Bortnikov indicated that security protocols would “of course” be strengthened in response to the recent incidents.
The shooting represents the latest in what Russian authorities describe as a pattern of targeted violence against military leadership figures, though specific details about other incidents were not provided in the announcement.
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