Russian Major General Who Ordered Strike on Hospital Shot in Head
Doctors removed the bullets and prepared him for transfer to Moscow, while Russian media said the officer remained in serious condition.
- On Thursday, Russian Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, was shot near Engels in the Saratov region. A gunman on a motorcycle fired bullets into his torso and face, leaving him seriously wounded.
- Varpakhovich's division is linked to Russia's long-range missile strikes against Ukraine, including a July 8, 2024, attack on the Okhmatdyt Children facility in Kyiv. The European Union previously sanctioned him for his role in these operations.
- According to media outlet Mash, the assailant approached a private house in Probuzhdenie on a motorcycle wearing a helmet. One bullet struck Varpakhovich's torso; another hit his face, while his driver was also injured but managed to call an ambulance.
- Doctors removed the bullets from Varpakhovich, who remains in serious condition following the assassination attempt. Preparations are underway to transfer him to Moscow aboard a specialized medical aircraft for further treatment.
- Engels hosts a strategic base for Russia's long-range aviation, housing Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers used to launch cruise missiles against Ukraine. Production of these aircraft ended more than three decades ago, making losses or damage permanently reduce Russia's irreplaceable fleet.
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Russian Air Force General Nikolai Varpakhovich is fighting for his life after being shot in the face and abdomen by an unknown assailant near the Russian town of Engels, regional media and Telegram channels reported, adding that the 56-year-old commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Division of the Air Force was shot on Thursday morning as he left his home in the village of Probuzhdeniye, near the Russian air base.
Russian General Nikolai Varpahovici was shot near his home in Saratov region, by an attacker who would have come with a motorcycle. The military is in critical condition, and the attack took place only three days after the Ukrainian authorities accused him of having ordered the bombing of the Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kiev.
A Russian nuclear bomber commander who allegedly ordered a strike on a Ukrainian children's hospital is fighting for his life after being shot in the head in an alleged assassination attempt, the Daily Mail reports. Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, 56, commander of Russia's 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, is reportedly in a "critical condition". An unknown "assassin" wearing a motorcycle helmet approached his private home and opened fire…
Russian Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, has been the victim of an assassination attempt in the Saratov region of Russia. According to the Telegram channel "Dossier Spy", the general is in critical condition.
A Russian Aerospace Forces officer was reportedly attacked by gunmen in Engels, Saratov region.
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