US charges five alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
US authorities charged five alleged Russian intelligence agents over global assassination and sabotage plots targeting allies of Ukraine.
United States federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with running a Kremlin-directed network designed to assassinate targets and conduct sabotage across North America and Europe. The unsealed Manhattan court documents claim the group paid recruits to surveil and attack individuals and entities supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 physical assault in Prague.
Concurrently, Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian operatives executed physical sabotage operations against Danish defense companies manufacturing equipment for Ukrainian forces. Danish authorities characterized these actions as a major escalation in Moscow’s ongoing hybrid warfare campaign.
All five accused Russian agents remain at large. Russian officials have not publicly responded to the unsealed indictment or the Danish security agency's allegations.
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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