The gunman was identified by Russian news outlets as a 39-year-old loner who owned seven rifles.
Tag: Federal Security Service
Deadly Gunfire at Russia Spy Agency’s Moscow Headquarters
Russian news reports said up to three people were killed and five wounded in a shooting in or near the reception area of the Federal Security Service headquarters in central Moscow.
Shooting Erupts at Russia’s Spy Agency
Russian news reports said up to three people were killed in a shooting inside the reception area of the Federal Security Service headquarters in central Moscow.
The War That Continues to Shape Russia, 25 Years Later
Haunting images show how the first Chechen war humiliated post-Soviet Russia, exposed its weakness, strengthened hard-liners and enabled the rise of Vladimir V. Putin.
Russia Raided a Physics Institute. Kremlin Watchers Are Mystified.
The armed operation targeting scientists in Moscow prompted outrage and questions about over-the-top actions by the country’s increasingly aggressive security forces.
As Putin Era Begins to Wane, Russia Unleashes a Sweeping Crackdown
A wave of arrests against journalists, opposition activists, doctors and religious believers raises a question: Is this a police state in the making or just a highly dysfunctional one?
Russia Couldn’t Stop This Putin Critic. Now It Has a New Tactic.
Russian authorities stepped up their long campaign to silence the opposition leader, accusing him of taking foreign money, a charge he denies.
‘An Exorcism Must Be Done’: An Anti-Putin Shaman Sets Off Unrest
With discontent growing in Russia, a mystic, helped by a video-blogging cabby, set off unheard-of protests in one of Siberia’s biggest cities.
Fears of Navalny Poisoning Are Rooted in Previous Attacks on Kremlin Foes
Over a doctor’s objection, the hospital treating the Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny sent him back to jail without identifying the cause of his illness.
A ‘Dark Lord’ Falls in Russia’s Growing Power Struggle
The arrest of a powerful law enforcement official highlights the deepening rivalries of the country’s security services as President Vladimir V. Putin approaches another term limit.