US indicts five alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and murder plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and murder plots, while a German court convicted a Ukrainian man in a related parcel plot.
United States federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with executing a Kremlin-backed campaign of assassination and sabotage across Europe and North America.
According to court filings in Manhattan, the suspects recruited an international network to surveil and target individuals supporting Ukraine, including an attack carried out in Prague in mid-2024. All five individuals charged in the case remain at large.
Concurrently, a regional court in Stuttgart, Germany, convicted a Ukrainian national for participating in a Russian-directed plot involving dangerous parcels. Prosecutors stated the scheme dispatched packages containing tracking devices and auto parts across European transit routes to undermine confidence in regional security.
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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