US charges five over Russian assassination and sabotage campaign
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian operatives over plots targeting allies of Ukraine, while a German court convicted a man over a Russian parcel bomb plot.
United States federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives for conspiring to carry out targeted assassinations and sabotage against supporters of Ukraine across North America and Europe. According to an unsealed indictment in Manhattan, the suspects orchestrated a global network to conduct surveillance and execute lethal attacks, including a June 2024 incident in Prague. All five individuals remain at large.
In a related development, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national involved in a Russian-backed covert operation. Prosecutors stated that the plot entailed mailing parcels containing explosives and tracking devices across European transit routes to disrupt public safety and regional security. German authorities noted that two additional accomplices assisted in managing the scheme's logistics.
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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