Top Russian general shot in Moscow
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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One of Russia's top generals has been rushed to hospital after being shot several times by an unknown assailant in an apartment building. The condition of Vladimir Alexeyev is unknown. Also, a Ukrainian soldier believed dead since 2022 comes home from captivity. A major study finds that statins do not cause most of the listed side-effects. Our correspondent is on the road with some of the main contenders in the up-coming election in Thailand. And we hear from an Indian teacher who has created hundreds of learning centres. She's been awarded a million-dollar prize. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:10.6 | I'm Celia Hatton, and at 1600 GMT on Friday the 6th of February, |
| 0:16.4 | a top Russian general has been shot in Moscow. |
| 0:19.2 | Vladimir Alexev has played a significant role in the war on Ukraine, |
| 0:23.4 | and Russia says Keeves responsible for the attack on his life. |
| 0:27.3 | Meanwhile, a Ukrainian soldier who was believed to have died in the war |
| 0:31.0 | has returned home alive. |
| 0:33.5 | More than 30 people have been killed in a suspected suicide bombing |
| 0:36.9 | at a Shia mosque in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. |
| 0:41.9 | Also in this podcast, it's the last day of election campaigning in Thailand. |
| 0:46.6 | Our correspondent tells us why the country's progressive party is ahead in the polls, but that might not be enough. |
| 0:53.3 | They think by dissolving our parties, by banning our leaders from politics, would make us smaller. |
| 1:01.8 | In fact, we are getting bigger. |
| 1:07.5 | Let's begin in Moscow, where a top Russian general, Vladimir Alex Alexev has been rushed to hospital after being shot several times. |
| 1:15.5 | There have been a string of attacks on Russian military officials since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago. |
| 1:23.0 | This shooting took place in an apartment building in this city's suburbs. |
| 1:29.4 | Vladimir Alexev is the top military official to be targeted so far. He's a senior figure with Russia's military |
| 1:35.2 | intelligence agency, the GRU. Alexei has played a significant role during the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:41.2 | Back in 2022, he took part in talks with Kiev during the Russian siege of Mariupol. |
| 1:48.0 | A year later, he was dispatched to negotiate with the head of the Wagner Mercenary Group |
| 1:52.8 | after its soldiers triggered an unsuccessful uprising against Russia's government. |
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