US indicts five alleged Russian agents over global assassination and sabotage plot
US authorities have charged five alleged Russian operatives with plotting targeted killings and sabotage across Europe and the United States.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed indictments against five alleged Russian intelligence operatives accused of directing an international campaign of sabotage and targeted killings.
According to American authorities, the network recruited individuals in the US and Europe to conduct surveillance, carry out assassinations, and disrupt infrastructure supporting Ukraine, including a June 2024 incident in Prague. All five suspects remain at large.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian actors carried out sabotage operations targeting Danish defense companies supplying equipment to Kyiv. Danish officials characterized the actions as part of an escalating hybrid warfare strategy aimed at weakening Western military assistance to Ukraine.
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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