A Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) counterintelligence officer was assassinated in Moscow following an alleged conflict, Russian media reported Tuesday, citing confidential law enforcement sources.The shooting took place over night inside a Russian Defense Ministry building that likewise houses an FSB directorate, according to Telegram channels with purported ties to Russias security services.The FSB officer, identified as Vladimir Feshchenko, was found with a deadly gunshot injury to the head, the Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported.
Feshchenko had actually reportedly invited an old friend to his office before the pals planned departure from Moscow that night.The presumed shooter, whose identity has actually not been revealed, was arrested on murder charges, according to the RBC news outlet, which pointed out a source knowledgeable about the investigation.Authorities are supposedly dealing with the occurrence as a possible case of negligent murder, with RBCs source recommending the gun might have been fired throughout a disagreement in between the two men.State-run news firms TASS and RIA Novosti validated Feshchenkos death but did not mention his ties to the FSB or the location of the shooting.
Both outlets described Feshchenko as a national kettlebell lifting champion.