DOUBLE dealing Dubai has deported a man to Russia accused of shooting a general in Moscow, according to Kremlin state media.
in the UAE allegedly caved to a request to expel the suspected shooter, .
Lyubomir Korba spotted at the airport before his arrestCredit: East2West
The 65-year-old was handed over to the Russians after being deported from DubaiCredit: East2West
Korba allegedly ‘confessed’ to being trained by UkraineCredit: East2West
The move could spark fears for hundreds of Brits named on bogus Russian sanctions lists over their support for .
Putin’s FSB spy service accused Korba, 65, of trying to assassinate Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev on Friday on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence.
has denied involvement.
Lt Gen Alexeyev was suspected of plotting the deadly Novichok nerve agent attack which killed innocent mum Dawn Sturgess in Britain in 2018.
He has been deputy head of ‘s GRU military intelligence since 2011.
The spy service has been linked to countless sabotage attacks across , including arson, murders and placing incendiary devices on cargo planes bound for Britain.
He was fighting for life in hospital after being shot in the head and back inside a Moscow apartment block on Friday morning.
The FSB said the shooter fled the scene and was later “detained in Dubai with the assistance of UAE enforcement and handed over to “.
It is unclear how he reached Dubai.
The FSB alleged Korba was recruited by Ukraine in August with help from Polish intelligence.
Russia also claimed Korba was trained in Kyiv and promised a £22,000 payout to carry out the hit.
The FSB said the 65-year-old underwent firearms training at a Ukrainian military base before being tasked by Ukraine’s Security Service, the SBU, to assassinate Alexeyev.
In a so-called video confession released by Moscow, Korba allegedly said he was recruited in August 2025 and paid $2,000 a month to carry out surveillance missions.
Shocking state TV footage showed Korba being dragged back from Dubai by FSB agents and bundled into a waiting vehicle for interrogation.
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, 64, was left fighting for his life after he was gunned down in MoscowCredit: Reuters
Viktor Vasin, 66, was arrested in Moscow and accused of renting Korba a safe houseCredit: East2West
Russia’s FSB security services discovered the weapon usedCredit: East2West
A second suspect, Viktor Vasin, 66, was arrested in Moscow and accused of renting Korba a safe house and helping him access the apartment block where the shooting took place.
Moscow claimed Vasin was a supporter of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
But independent outlets reported Vasin had previously worked for a company contracted by the FSB, fuelling speculation the shooting may have stemmed from internal Russian power struggles.
A third suspect, Zinaida Serebryakova, 54, who reportedly lived in the same building, is said to have fled to Ukraine.
Ukraine has flatly rejected the accusations, saying it had “nothing to do” with the attack and pointing out no independent evidence has been made public.
Kyiv suggested the shooting was the result of an internal Russian showdown rather than a Ukrainian operation.
The Sun reached out to the UAE’s Foreign Office for comment.
The current and former chiefs of Britain’s MI6 have both avowed their support for Ukraine’s covert action, which echoes the work of ‘s Special Operations Executive during World War Two.
Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused President Zelensky of “provocations” to derail peace talks which are taking place in UAE.
At least four Russian generals have been killed on Russian soil since December 2024, three of them in Moscow.
Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, head of military training, was killed by a car bomb in Moscow in December.
The deputy head of Russia’s Navy, Major General Mikhail Gudkov, was killed by a missile strike near the frontlines in Kursk in July.
Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of operations at Russia’s General Staff, was killed by a car bomb in April.
Dubai’s move could spark fears for Brits named on bogus Russian sanctions lists over their support for UkraineCredit: Getty
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