Airports in Moscow, shot by Russian high-ranking military gun

According to the Russian Detective Committee, General Vladimir Alekseyev was attacked this morning within a residence in northwest Moscow, where a still unidentified person fired several shots at him and then left the scene.

Authorities suggest Alexeyev's health condition is being monitored at the hospital, while investigations are under way. Investigators have seized surveillance cameras and have launched intensive research on the author's identification and capture.

General Vladimir Alekseyev holds the post of deputy head of the Chief Directorate of General Staff at the Russian Defence Ministry, one of the most important structures of the Russian military device.

The event comes at a moment of high security tensions in Russia, while authorities have not yet provided details on the motives of the attack.