1.0InformNapalm.org (English)https://informnapalm.org/enninjahttps://informnapalm.org/en/author/ninja/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0yMQWvxATr"><a href="https://informnapalm.org/en/varpakhovich/">Assassination attempt on Major General Varpakhovich, commander of military unit 06987: from OSINT dossier to accountability</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://informnapalm.org/en/varpakhovich/embed/#?secret=0yMQWvxATr" width="600" height="338" title="“Assassination attempt on Major General Varpakhovich, commander of military unit 06987: from OSINT dossier to accountability” — InformNapalm.org (English)" data-secret="0yMQWvxATr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://informnapalm.org/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://informnapalm.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/IN.jpg642336On 3 September 2026, at around 7:00 a.m., an assassination attempt was made on a high-ranking Russian Aerospace Forces officer in the village of Probuzhdenie near Engels. Several sources identified Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces' Long-Range Aviation, military unit 06987, as the target. At the same time, Russian law enforcement agencies have not officially released the victim's name. The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed the assassination attempt and opened a criminal case on charges of attempted murder and illegal arms trafficking. Bullets and spent shell casings were recovered at the scene. The man was seriously wounded, he received emergency assistance and then was transported to Moscow on a special flight.