US indicts alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and assassination plot
US prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian agents over a global sabotage plot, while Denmark reports physical attacks on defense suppliers.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of orchestrating a global campaign of targeted killings and sabotage. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the network recruited individuals across North America and Europe to track and attack figures supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 operation in Prague. All five suspects remain at large.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported that state-backed Russian actors carried out physical sabotage against Danish defense companies supplying military equipment to Kyiv. Danish officials described the incidents as a marked escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare strategy. Russian authorities have not publicly commented on the allegations or the U.S. indictment.
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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