Finishing his conscript service, Alekseyev gained admission to the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School, graduating in 1984.
Later he was transferred to the central staff of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), where he headed the 14th department, responsible for the Spetsnaz.
For his "courage and heroism, shown in the execution of military duty," Alekseyev was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation by a secret decree in 2017.
[7] In 2019 Vladimir Alekseyev, as deputy head of the GRU, lead the team in Ukraine who interfered in 2020 United States Presidential Elections through Rudy Giuliani and the Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory .
"[13] Hours later, Alekseyev and deputy minister of defense Yunus-bek Yevkurov negotiated with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don.