US charges five alleged Russian agents over global assassination plot
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over targeted plots against Ukraine supporters, while a German court convicted a man in a Russian-backed parcel bomb scheme.
United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of orchestrating an international sabotage and assassination network. According to the Department of Justice, the network recruited individuals globally to surveil and murder targets in North America and Europe who supported or were perceived to support Ukraine. All five suspects remain at large. The indictment detailed operations including a June 2024 attack in Prague.
Concurrently, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian citizen involved in a Russian-backed parcel bomb plot. Prosecutors stated the operation, directed by an unnamed Russian state entity, involved mailing packages containing GPS tracking devices from Germany to Ukraine to undermine public security across Europe.
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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