US charges five alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian intelligence agents over global assassination plots, while Danish authorities reported Russian sabotage attacks on local defense contractors.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of orchestrating a global campaign of sabotage and assassination plots against supporters of Ukraine. According to Manhattan federal court documents, the Russian intelligence network recruited and financed operatives to conduct surveillance and execute attacks in the United States and across Western Europe, including an operation in Prague in June 2024. All five defendants remain at large.
Concurrently, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian agents carried out targeted sabotage operations against domestic defense contractors supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Danish authorities described the actions as an escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare campaign aimed at undermining Western assistance to Ukraine. Kremlin officials have repeatedly denied any involvement in state-sponsored sabotage operations in Europe.
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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