Russian authorities said Tuesday they detained a 21-year-old Moldovan national suspected of involvement in last week’s shooting that wounded a senior Russian Defense Ministry officer. According to the Federal Security Service, the suspect acted at the behest of Ukraine in an alleged assassination attempt. The case is described as the latest in a series of attacks targeting personnel and figures linked to the war in Ukraine.
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