The FSB stated that the perpetrator of the attempt on the life of the deputy head of the GRU was a Russian citizen. He was detained in Dubai and extradited to the Russian Federation

A suspect in the attempt on the life of the First Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Alekseev, was detained in Dubai, Interfax reports, citing a statement from the FSB.

According to the intelligence service, the detainee is Russian citizen Lyubomir Korba, born in 1960. The FSB calls him the direct perpetrator of the assassination attempt. UAE law enforcement authorities extradited him to Russia.

In addition, Russian citizen Viktor Vasin, born in 1959, was detained in the case of the assassination attempt on Alekseev in Moscow. Also involved in the case is Zinaida Serebritskaya, born in 1971, who left for Ukraine, the FSB said. The intelligence service calls them accomplices of the crime.

The Investigative Committee reports that Lyubomir Korba, born in 1960, is a native of the Ternopil region. According to investigators, he arrived in Moscow at the end of December 2025 on instructions from the Ukrainian special services to carry out a terrorist attack. His alleged accomplice, Viktor Vasin, has been charged with illegal weapons trafficking and assault on the life of a serviceman. At the scene of the attack, investigators found a Makarov pistol with a silencer installed and three cartridges.

• Kommersant reported the day before that two suspects were detained in connection with the assassination attempt on Alekseev, citing a source. According to the newspaper, on February 8 they must choose a preventive measure in court.
• The assassination attempt on Lieutenant General of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Vladimir Alekseev was committed on the morning of February 6. The general was shot several times at the entrance of his house on Volokolamsk Highway in Moscow. Alekseev was hospitalized in serious condition. On February 7, it was reported that the general regained consciousness after the operation.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the assassination attempt on Alekseev “confirmed the Zelensky regime’s focus on constant provocations, aimed in turn at disrupting the negotiation process.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga rejected accusations that Kiev was involved in the assassination attempt.
• 64-year-old Vladimir Alekseev is the first deputy head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, GRU).