US charges five alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian agents with plotting targeted killings and sabotage in Europe and North America against supporters of Ukraine.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five suspected Russian intelligence agents with conspiring to carry out assassinations and sabotage operations across North America and Europe. According to court filings in Manhattan, the fugitives orchestrated an international network to surveil and execute targeted attacks against individuals and entities supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 strike in Prague.
Simultaneously, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service revealed at a Copenhagen conference that Moscow has conducted sabotage against Danish defense contractors supplying Kyiv. Officials described the incidents as an escalation of Russia's hybrid warfare campaign aimed at disrupting Western military aid. All five indicted defendants remain at large as international investigations continue.
Sources: BBC News, France24, OCCRP, Sweden Herald, The Guardian.
Sources
- 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
- Sweden Herald — Denmark Says Russia Sabotaged Companies Supplying Ukraine
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