US indicts five alleged Russian agents over assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors unsealed charges against five alleged Russian operatives for assassination and sabotage plots targeting Ukraine allies, as Denmark reports domestic defense firm sabotage.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with orchestrating covert sabotage and assassination plots in North America and Europe. According to court documents filed in Manhattan, the network recruited individuals globally to surveil and attack targets supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 operation in Prague.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian hybrid warfare has directly targeted Danish defense firms manufacturing military equipment for Kyiv. Danish authorities described the campaign as a strategic escalation intended to disrupt Western assistance.
All five suspects remain at large, while Russian officials have not issued public statements regarding the allegations.
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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