US charges five alleged Russian agents over global plot targeting Ukraine allies
US prosecutors unsealed charges against five alleged Russian agents accused of leading a global assassination and sabotage network targeting supporters of Ukraine.
United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with directing a global assassination and sabotage network. According to the US Department of Justice, the suspects recruited and paid individuals across North America and Europe to surveil and attack supporters of Ukraine, defense contractors, and pro-Kyiv figures. Unsealed court documents linked the network to a physical assault in Prague in June 2024, alongside broader covert operations.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian operatives executed physical sabotage against Danish defense companies manufacturing military equipment for Ukraine. Danish authorities characterized the acts as a heightened phase in Moscow's hybrid campaign. All five charged operatives remain at large.
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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