- Russian Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich is in a critical condition after being shot in the Saratov region.
- An unknown attacker on a motorcycle reportedly shot Mr Varpakhovich in the face and torso outside a private home in Probuzhdenie.
- Ukraine previously accused Mr Varpakhovich of ordering the July 2024 cruise missile strike on the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv.
- The hospital attack killed two people, injured dozens, and destroyed key medical facilities housing seriously ill children.
- Independent Russian media reported that this shooting is the third assassination attempt targeting Russian officers within two weeks.
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