US charges five alleged Russian agents over targeted assassination plot
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over plots targeting allies of Ukraine, while a German court convicted a man over a Russian parcel bomb scheme.
United States federal prosecutors unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of leading a global network to carry out targeted assassinations and sabotage across North America and Europe.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the network paid intermediaries to surveil and attack targets perceived as supportive of Ukraine, including 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 for participating in a state-sponsored plot to transport parcel bombs through European courier networks. German judges determined that Russian state entities orchestrated the operation to undermine public security and disrupt infrastructure.
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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