Two suspects involved in the attempted assassination of Russian military intelligence general Vladimir Alekseyev are set to be interrogated, according to a source close to the investigation. The interrogation is expected to lead to formal charges,

A suspect under police investigation for fraud overdosed on medication he was carrying while an investigator was temporarily absent, leading to his emergency transport to a hospital. The police have initiated an internal review to determine if there were lapses in managing the suspect,

Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was shot three times on Friday with a Makarov pistol equipped with a silencer in an apartment block in northern Moscow, investigators said.