The Investigative Committee announced the imminent completion of the investigation into the assassination of General Alekseev.

The investigation of the criminal case against the three defendants in the attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev is in its final stages. This was announced on October 19 by Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

"The investigation of the criminal case against them is at the final stage. Participants in the criminal proceedings will soon begin to familiarize themselves with its materials," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to him, as part of the investigation, the material traces found at the scene were thoroughly examined, forensic examinations and other investigative actions were carried out. This made it possible to identify and detain three defendants.

The practice of terror: who and on whose orders could blow up a military car in St. Petersburg

An emergency in a parking lot claimed the life of a 53-year-old serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - the investigation is also considering the version of an assassination attempt.

The assassination attempt on Alekseev took place on February 6 in Moscow. The general was hospitalized. The next day, February 7, Alekseev regained consciousness. A criminal case has been opened into the incident. In addition, the Moscow Prosecutor's Office took control of the investigation of the case under articles on attempted murder and illegal trafficking of firearms. Later, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported that an article on encroachment on the life of a military man had been added to the case.

The participants in the assassination attempt, Lubomir Korba and Viktor Vasin, pleaded guilty to the crime on February 9. The next day, it became known about the detention of the third person involved, Pavel Vasin. According to the FSB of the Russian Federation, Korba was trained at a shooting range in Kiev. He was recruited by the SBU with the assistance of Poland. Another suspect, Zinaida Serebritskaya, managed to leave Russia. All four were included in the list of terrorists and extremists.