US charges five alleged Russian agents over European and domestic assassination plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over plots targeting supporters of Ukraine, as Denmark revealed Russian sabotage against defense contractors.
United States prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed indictments charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with running a global sabotage and assassination plot aimed at individuals supporting Ukraine. According to federal authorities, the suspects recruited and paid operatives across North America and Europe to conduct surveillance, arson, and targeted killings, including a June 2024 attack in Prague. All five suspects currently remain at large.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian state actors have carried out targeted sabotage against Danish defense manufacturers providing military equipment to Kyiv. Danish officials described the operations as an escalation in Moscow's ongoing hybrid warfare campaign aimed at undermining Western assistance to Ukraine.
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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