US charges five alleged Russian intelligence agents over global murder plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over assassination plots targeting Ukraine supporters, while Danish intelligence reported physical sabotage against local defense firms.
United States federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged five suspected Russian intelligence agents for allegedly coordinating a covert network aimed at conducting targeted assassinations, surveillance, and physical sabotage across North America and Europe. According to the unsealed indictment, the suspects, who are currently at large, paid operatives to target individuals and organizations supporting Ukraine, including orchestrating an assault in Prague in June 2024.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian state actors carried out physical sabotage operations targeting Danish defense manufacturers providing military hardware to Kyiv. Danish intelligence officials characterized these actions as a major escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare campaign designed to undermine Western support for Ukraine.
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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