US indicts five alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and assassination plot
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over sabotage and assassination plots, while a German court convicted a man over a Kremlin-linked parcel bomb plot.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed indictments against five alleged members of a Russian intelligence network accused of directing sabotage operations and targeted assassinations across Europe and North America. According to court filings from the Manhattan federal court, the fugitives recruited operatives to surveil and assault individuals "aligned, or perceived to be aligned, with Ukraine." The charged campaign included a physical attack in Prague in June 2024 as well as wider subversion plans. All five suspects remain at large.
Concurrently, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national involved in a separate Kremlin-backed parcel bomb scheme. Authorities demonstrated that the conspirators attempted to transport explosives through European logistics channels to destabilize public confidence in security infrastructure.
Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, France24, OCCRP, The Guardian
Sources
- Cyprus Mail — German court convicts Ukrainian man over parcel bomb plot tied to Russia
- 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
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