US indicts alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and murder plots
US prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian agents over a global sabotage plot, as Denmark reports Russian attacks on its defense sector.
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with executing a worldwide campaign of targeted killings and sabotage. According to court filings from the United States Department of Justice, the suspects recruited and financed operatives to conduct surveillance and launch attacks on targets linked to Ukraine across North America and Europe, including a specific operation in Prague in mid-2024. All five individuals remain at large.
Concurrently, Danish intelligence officials revealed at a Copenhagen security conference that Moscow has conducted physical sabotage against domestic defense manufacturers supplying military equipment to Ukraine. Officials from Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service described the actions as an escalation in Russian hybrid tactics designed to destabilize Western support for Kyiv.
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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