US charges five alleged Russian agents over plots targeting Ukraine allies
US prosecutors unseal charges against five alleged Russian operatives for plotting assassinations and sabotage against supporters of Ukraine in Europe and North America.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with orchestrating an international campaign of targeted assassinations and sabotage against supporters of Ukraine. According to court filings in Manhattan, the defendants attempted to recruit or pay individuals across North America and Europe to track and eliminate pro-Ukrainian figures, including executing a June 2024 attack in Prague. Department of Justice officials stated all five suspects remain at large.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian agents carried out targeted sabotage against Danish defense contractors supplying Kyiv, characterizing the acts as a marked escalation in hybrid warfare.
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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