US charges five alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and assassination plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over global assassination plots, while a German court convicted a Ukrainian national over a Kremlin-linked parcel bomb scheme.
United States prosecutors have unsealed charges in Manhattan against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of directing an international campaign of sabotage and targeted killings. According to federal authorities, the network recruited individuals worldwide to surveil and murder targets supporting Ukraine across Europe and North America. The unsealed indictment specifically details operations including a June 2024 attack in Prague, Czechia. All five suspects remain at large.
In a parallel development, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national for participating in a Kremlin-linked plot involving explosive parcels. Prosecutors stated the scheme used commercial shipping services to send rigged packages across European borders, aiming to disrupt logistics and destabilize public confidence in European 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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