US charges alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives over plots targeting Ukraine supporters, as a German court convicted a man in a linked parcel bomb scheme.
United States federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with orchestrating a global campaign of assassinations, surveillance, and sabotage against individuals supporting Ukraine. According to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan, the suspects recruited covert operatives to execute lethal plots across North America and Europe, including a June 2024 attack in Prague. All five individuals remain at large.
In a related legal development, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national for participating in a Russian-directed parcel bomb scheme. Prosecutors stated that three accomplices mailed packages containing tracking devices and explosives from Germany to Ukraine to disrupt public safety and undermine confidence in regional security.
Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, France24, OCCRP, The Guardian.
Sources
- Cyprus Mail — German court convicts Ukrainian man over parcel bomb plot tied to Russia
- The Guardian — Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
- France24 — US announces charges against five alleged agents for Russia over assassination plots
- BBC News — US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas
- OCCRP — US Charges Russian Network in Alleged European Sabotage, US Murder Plot
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