US indicts five alleged Russian agents over global murder and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives over murder plots, while Denmark warned of Russian sabotage against defense suppliers.
United States federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with executing a Kremlin-backed campaign of targeted assassinations and sabotage across North America and Europe.
According to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan, the covert network recruited and financed operatives to surveil and eliminate individuals perceived as supportive of Ukraine. Prosecutors linked the group to a June 2024 attack in Prague alongside broader plots in the United States. All five suspects currently remain at large.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service reported that Russian agents carried out targeted sabotage against Danish defense companies supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Danish officials described the incidents as a marked escalation in Moscow's hybrid warfare strategy designed to undermine Western support for 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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