Vyacheslav Ivankov, one of the Russian mafia’s most infamous godfathers, was fighting for his life after an assassination attempt in Moscow. He was shot three times in the stomach as he left the Thai Elephant restaurant in the city.
Police later found a sniper’s rifle in a stolen vehicle abandoned nearby.
The crime boss underwent emergency surgery as prosecutors opened an investigation. A security service source told the Ria-Novosti agency that Mr Ivankov, 69, may have been the target of a revenge attack after he had sought to mediate a dispute between rival gangs involved in gambling rackets.
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