US indicts alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and assassination plot
US prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian operatives with plotting assassinations, while Denmark reports Russian sabotage against defense contractors.
United States federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with orchestrating a global campaign of sabotage and targeted assassinations. According to prosecutors, the network recruited individuals to surveil and attack targets across Europe and North America who support Ukraine. The campaign included a June 2024 strike in Prague as well as planned killings in the United States. None of the five suspects have been apprehended.
In a related development, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service revealed that Moscow has carried out targeted sabotage operations against Danish defense contractors supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Danish officials characterized these actions as a serious escalation in Russia's ongoing hybrid warfare operations against Western nations backing Ukraine's defense efforts.
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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