US charges Russian agents and German court convicts courier over sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over assassination plots targeting pro-Ukraine figures, while a German court convicted a man in a Russian-directed parcel plot.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five men connected to Russian intelligence services with conspiring to carry out assassinations and sabotage across North America and Europe. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the suspects paid individuals to surveil and target people aligned with Ukraine, including orchestrating a June 2024 attack in Prague. All five defendants remain at large.
Concurrently, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national for participating in a Russian-directed plot to transport incendiary packages. Prosecutors stated the operation involved sending parcels containing GPS trackers and auto parts from Germany to Ukraine via courier services to undermine public 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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