The SBU paid the perpetrator of the assassination attempt on General Alekseev for $ 2 thousand per month.

The perpetrator of the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Alekseev said that Kiev's special services paid him $2 thousand each month. He told about this in a video provided to the FSB Central Control Center.

"They paid me $2,000 a month for my work," he said.

It was reported that the accomplice of the assassination attempt had rented an apartment in the house of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev since December 11, 2025. The agency also said in a statement that she handed over to the perpetrator of the assassination through a hiding place a pistol with a silencer and an electronic key to the house where Vladimir Alekseev lived, after which she left for Ukraine.

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

The assassination attempt on General Alekseev took place on February 6. The victim was taken to one of the city hospitals. On February 7, Alekseev regained consciousness. 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.

Earlier on February 9, it was reported that the perpetrator of the assassination was trained at a shooting range in Kiev and was recruited by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) with the assistance of Poland. According to the agency, the SBU promised to pay Korba $ 30,000 in the event of a successful assassination attempt on General Alekseev.

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