US charges five alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
The US has charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with plotting assassinations of Ukraine allies, while Denmark reported Russian sabotage targeting its defense suppliers.
Federal prosecutors in the United States have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with running a covert global network aimed at assassinating and surveilling supporters of Ukraine across North America and Europe. According to court filings from Manhattan, the operatives recruited individuals to carry out targeted attacks, including a June 2024 incident in Prague. All five defendants remain at large.
Simultaneously, Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service reported that state-backed Russian actors conducted physical sabotage against Danish defense contractors providing military hardware to Kyiv. Danish authorities framed these actions as a marked escalation in Moscow's hybrid campaign against Western nations supporting Ukraine. Russian officials have not issued an immediate response to either the American charges or the Danish 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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