US charges five alleged Russian agents over global murder and sabotage plots
US prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian agents over targeted assassination and sabotage plots across Europe and North America.
United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of directing a global campaign of targeted killings and sabotage against supporters of Ukraine. According to the Department of Justice, the network recruited and paid operatives across North America and Europe to surveil targets to be murdered, including a June 2024 attack in Prague.
Simultaneously, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service revealed at a Copenhagen security conference that Russia has carried out sabotage operations against Danish defense contractors supplying Kyiv's military. Officials described the incidents as an escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare campaign intended to undermine Western support for Ukraine. All five accused Russian agents remain at large as international law enforcement investigations continue.
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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