Published on
03/09/2026 - 16:49 GMT+2
A senior Russian air force commander was shot twice at close range in the Saratov region on Wednesday morning, in the latest of a series of attacks against Russian military officers on its territory.
An unidentified gunman on a motorbike fired twice at the officer as he was leaving a shop in the village of Probuzhdeniye in Engels district and fled. One bullet struck him in the face, the other in the torso.
He was taken to hospital in serious condition before being airlifted to Moscow for further treatment.
