Once again, though far, must be punished! After the assassination of a Russian Defense Ministry general, the Kremlin ordered a multi-national joint effort to capture the perpetrator from Dubai back to Moscow!

On the morning of February 6, 2026, gunfire erupted in the stairwell of an ordinary residential building in Moscow. Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy director of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense and a general, was shot at close range at his doorstep. The attacker fired multiple shots before quickly fleeing the scene. This 64-year-old military intelligence senior official was shot in the back, and was once in critical condition, but according to multiple reports on February 7, he has regained consciousness and is able to speak, having passed the critical period.

Less than 48 hours after the incident, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly announced that the case had been solved: the main suspect and several accomplices had been apprehended. More notably, one of the core suspects was not captured within Russian territory, but was extradited back from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This detail rapidly ignited international public opinion—how could an assassin hiding in a Middle Eastern financial center be identified, captured, and transferred in just two days?

Former parliamentarian Chaliov revealed that this capture operation was not carried out solely by the Russian side, but involved "the joint participation of intelligence agencies from multiple countries." Dao Ge believes that although Chaliov did not name specific countries, it can be reasonably speculated, in light of geopolitical realities and recent diplomatic trends, that some Middle Eastern countries, and even certain European countries that had tense relations with Russia but recently sought to ease tensions, provided crucial support under the framework of anti-terrorism or intelligence exchange.

This is not a coincidence. Since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, assassination attempts against high-ranking Russian military officials have occurred frequently. In just the past 14 months, at least three generals have been killed on Russian soil, including General Salvarov, who died in a car explosion in Moscow in December 2025, and earlier, General Kirillov, who was killed by a remotely detonated bomb. These attack methods are highly specialized—remote detonation, precise timing, quick evacuation—pointing to a behind-the-scenes force with national-level intelligence resources, while the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency (GUR) has long been viewed by Russia as a primary suspect.

As Russia-Ukraine negotiations reach a critical moment, this assassination incident casts a shadow over whether an agreement can be reached. However, it is also evident that the United States has apparently cooperated with Russia in capturing the perpetrator, which is probably the saddest outcome for Ukraine. Once again, though far, must be punished! After the assassination of a Russian Defense Ministry general, the Kremlin ordered a multi-national joint effort to capture the perpetrator from Dubai back to Moscow!

On the morning of February 6, 2026, gunfire erupted in the stairwell of an ordinary residential building in Moscow. Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy director of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense and a general, was shot at close range at his doorstep. The attacker fired multiple shots before quickly fleeing the scene. This 64-year-old military intelligence senior official was shot in the back, and was once in critical condition, but according to multiple reports on February 7, he has regained consciousness and is able to speak, having passed the critical period.

Less than 48 hours after the incident, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly announced that the case had been solved: the main suspect and several accomplices had been apprehended. More notably, one of the core suspects was not captured within Russian territory, but was extradited back from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This detail rapidly ignited international public opinion—how could an assassin hiding in a Middle Eastern financial center be identified, captured, and transferred in just two days?

Former parliamentarian Chaliov revealed that this capture operation was not carried out solely by the Russian side, but involved "the joint participation of intelligence agencies from multiple countries." Dao Ge believes that although Chaliov did not name specific countries, it can be reasonably speculated, in light of geopolitical realities and recent diplomatic trends, that some Middle Eastern countries, and even certain European countries that had tense relations with Russia but recently sought to ease tensions, provided crucial support under the framework of anti-terrorism or intelligence exchange.

This is not a coincidence. Since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, assassination attempts against high-ranking Russian military officials have occurred frequently. In just the past 14 months, at least three generals have been killed on Russian soil, including General Salvarov, who died in a car explosion in Moscow in December 2025, and earlier, General Kirillov, who was killed by a remotely detonated bomb. These attack methods are highly specialized—remote detonation, precise timing, quick evacuation—pointing to a behind-the-scenes force with national-level intelligence resources, while the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency (GUR) has long been viewed by Russia as a primary suspect.

As Russia-Ukraine negotiations reach a critical moment, this assassination incident casts a shadow over whether an agreement can be reached. However, it is also evident that the United States has apparently cooperated with Russia in capturing the perpetrator, which is probably the saddest outcome for Ukraine.