Assassination Attempt on Russian General Accused in Kyiv Hospital…

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A shooting attack occurred in the village of Probuzhdeniye, near Engels, in Saratov Oblast, on September 3, 2024.
The target was General-Major Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Varkhovich was wounded in the face and chest, and his driver was also injured.
The attacker approached on a motorcycle and opened fire before fleeing.
The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) had issued an arrest warrant for Varpakhovich three days prior, accusing him of ordering the July 8, 2024, missile strike on the 'Ochmatdet' hospital in Kyiv.
The strike on 'Ochmatdet' resulted in two deaths and multiple injuries, with significant damage to the hospital.
The SBU also linked Varpakhovich to a separate missile strike on a residential building in Odesa that killed eight people.

The attack occurred in the morning of September 3, and the victim was shot twice — once in the abdomen and once in the head. The bullet fragments were extracted in the hospital. — meduza
The victim's address was listed as a flat in Engels, but he used a house in Probuzhdeniye for internet connection in 2025. The general is from Ryazan and previously served as deputy commander at the 43rd Center for Combat Use and Re-training of Aircrew. — tg_agentstvonews
The SBU announced the suspect status three days before the attack, and the attack is possibly the second against a Russian military officer in recent days, following an explosion in Sevastopol. — tg_dwglavnoe
The general's son, Vladislav Varpakhovich, died in 2023 in a military unit in Ryazan from a gunshot wound to the head, with psychological evaluation indicating severe emotional distress. — tg_agentstvonews