The perpetrator of the assassination attempt on Alekseev was arrested in absentia after being extradited from Dubai.

The perpetrator of the assassination attempt on General Alekseev was arrested in absentia in Moscow after being extradited from Dubai. This was reported in court on February 8.

According to the file files of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction, Lyubomir Korba is charged under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Assault on the life of a law enforcement officer") and Part 4 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code ("Illegal acquisition of weapons by an organized group").

The arrest of the killer's accomplice Viktor Vasin will take place tomorrow, February 9th.

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The Investigative Committee called the activities of the Ukrainian special services one of the versions of the crime.

On February 6, an unknown man fired several shots at Alekseev, after which he fled the scene. The victim was taken to one of the city hospitals. On February 7, Alekseev regained consciousness after the assassination attempt.

A criminal case has been opened into the incident, and the Moscow Prosecutor's Office has taken control of the investigation. The criminal case is being investigated under articles on attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms. Later, the Investigative Committee reported that an article about an attempt on the life of a serviceman had been added to the case.

On February 8, it became known about the arrest of the perpetrator of the assassination attempt and his accomplice. The FSB also distributed video surveillance footage from the scene of the attack on Alekseev. They show how the killer enters the residential complex, and after the attack throws the gun into a snowdrift. He then leaves the crime scene on public transport.

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