FSB Reveals New Details of Assassination Attempt on Russian General

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has disclosed new details about the detained participants in the assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow. The suspects were identified as Lyubomir Korba and Viktor Vasin. The FSB stated that Korba acted as the direct perpetrator of the attack, while Vasin served as his accomplice. The security service clarified that both suspects have pleaded guilty and provided detailed testimony about the preparation of the assassination, which was planned on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The Assassin Was Trained in Kyiv and Supplied With a Weapon According to the FSB, Korba was recruited by an SBU officer in August 2025 in the city of Ternopil. He underwent firearms training at a training ground in Kyiv, passed a polygraph test, and received instructions on secure communication via Zoom. In August 2025, he traveled to Russia along the route Kyiv-Chișinău-Tbilisi-Moscow.