US charges five alleged Russian agents over global assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over global assassination plots, while Danish intelligence warned of physical sabotage against defense contractors supplying Ukraine.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with conspiring to execute targeted assassinations and sabotage operations across Western nations. According to court documents filed in Manhattan, the covert network recruited individuals worldwide to surveil and attack targets supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 attack in Prague. The Department of Justice stated the group sought to murder key allies and disrupt support for Kyiv. All five primary defendants remain at large.
In a related security warning, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian operatives have conducted physical sabotage against Danish defense contractors manufacturing equipment for Ukrainian forces, characterizing the incidents as an escalation in hybrid warfare.
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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