US charges five alleged Russian agents over global assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over assassination plots, as a German court convicted a man in a Russian parcel bomb scheme.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of directing a Kremlin-backed campaign of targeted killings, espionage, and sabotage across Europe and North America. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the network recruited individuals globally to surveil and attack supporters of Ukraine, including linking the suspects to a June 2024 attack in Prague. All five accused individuals remain at large.
Concurrently, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national involved in a Russian-linked parcel bomb scheme. Prosecutors stated the operation, directed by a Russian state entity, involved sending packages containing tracking devices to disrupt European logistics and undermine security.
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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