US charges five alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
US federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian agents over plots targeting allies of Ukraine, as Denmark reports Russian sabotage against defense contractors.
United States federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence agents with conspiring to carry out targeted assassinations and sabotage across Europe and North America. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the network recruited and paid operatives to surveil and execute attacks against individuals and entities "aligned, or perceived to be aligned, with Ukraine". The charges detailed operations including a June 2024 attack in Prague, alongside broader murder plots.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian operatives conducted physical sabotage targeting Danish defense contractors supplying military equipment to Ukraine. Danish officials characterized the acts as a significant escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare strategy. All five suspects charged in the Manhattan federal court indictment remain at large. Russian officials have not issued an official response to the 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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