US charges five alleged Russian agents over global murder and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over global assassination plots, while a German court convicted a man tied to a Russian parcel bomb scheme.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of leading a Kremlin-backed network to conduct assassinations and sabotage across North America and Europe. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the suspects paid or attempted to pay intermediaries to surveil and murder targets perceived as supportive of Ukraine, including orchestrating a June 2024 attack in Prague. The five suspects remain at large.
In a related development, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national over a state-sponsored plot to transport parcel bombs through European logistics networks. German judges ruled that a Russian state entity initiated the operation to disrupt infrastructure and undermine public confidence in 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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