• The suspect, Lyubomir Korba, has been detained in Dubai and extradited to Russia.
• Russian officials accuse Ukraine of orchestrating the attack on General Alexeyev.
• Investigators identified two accomplices involved in the shooting and ongoing threats against Russian military officials.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the detention of Lyubomir Korba, the primary suspect in the shooting of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev. He was apprehended in Dubai shortly after the attack, which occurred in Moscow on Friday, where Alexeyev was shot multiple times in his apartment building. Following surgery, Alexeyev is reportedly recovering, according to Reuters, SCMP, and BBC.

Korba, a Russian citizen, is accused of conducting the attack as part of a broader campaign purportedly ordered by Ukrainian intelligence, as claimed by Russian officials. The FSB asserts that Korba arrived in Moscow in December for the specific purpose of this assassination. Investigations revealed that his attack was part of a series of targeted assassinations of Russian military officials blamed on Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera and BBC.

Additionally, the FSB has arrested a second suspect in Moscow, while another accomplice has reportedly fled to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov characterized the incident as a "terrorist act" aimed at disrupting peace talks, calling into question the ongoing negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States that concluded in Abu Dhabi just days before the attack. This claim matches assertions made by other Russian officials regarding the motivation behind the shooting, according to SCMP and Al Jazeera.

The shooting of Alexeyev, who has been involved in critical military campaigns since 2011 and is a decorated officer, underscores rising tensions surrounding the conflict in Ukraine. This attack follows a sequence of similar incidents that have left several high-ranking military figures in Russia vulnerable, indicating an alarming trend as the region remains embroiled in conflict. Investigators have found the weapon used in the attack, including a Makarov pistol, and the situation continues to evolve with reports of ongoing searches for those who orchestrated the attack, according to Reuters and BBC.