Attack On General

Two men accused of shooting a senior Russian military intelligence officer have confessed to carrying out orders from Ukraine’s security services, Russia’s Federal Security Service said Monday, though the claims could not be independently verified and Ukraine has denied any involvement.

Lyubomir Korba and Viktor Vasin told interrogators they targeted Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev on behalf of Ukraine’s Security Service, known as the SBU, according to an FSB statement. Both men confessed to participating in Friday’s attack, Russian authorities said.

Ukraine rejected the allegations. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Reuters that Kyiv had no connection to the shooting, which occurred …