US charges five alleged Russian agents over assassination plots against Ukraine allies
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over assassination plots, while a German court convicted a man over a parcel bomb scheme.
Federal prosecutors in the United States have unsealed an indictment against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of organizing a global sabotage and assassination campaign. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the network recruited individuals across North America and Europe to track and execute targets supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 operation in Prague. All five suspects currently remain at large.
Concurrently, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national for participating in a separate Russian-directed scheme. German prosecutors stated that the individual collaborated with accomplices to transport explosive-laden packages equipped with tracking devices from Germany to Ukraine. The operation was allegedly managed by a Russian state entity to undermine public safety.
Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, France24, OCCRP, The Guardian.
Sources
- Cyprus Mail — German court convicts Ukrainian man over parcel bomb plot tied to Russia
- 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
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