US indicts five alleged Russian agents over global targeted killing plot
US federal prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian intelligence agents over a global plot to assassinate targets aligned with Ukraine.
United States federal prosecutors have formally charged five alleged operatives linked to Russian intelligence over an international scheme involving targeted assassinations and sabotage across North America and Europe. According to court filings unsealed in Manhattan, the covert network offered financial compensation to recruits to spy on and execute individuals aligned with Ukraine, including a June 2024 operation in Prague. None of the five accused individuals have been apprehended.
Simultaneously, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service revealed at a Copenhagen security conference that Russian state actors carried out physical sabotage targeting Danish defense manufacturers supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Danish officials described the incidents as a distinct escalation in Moscow's ongoing hybrid operations against Western nations supporting Ukraine's defense efforts.
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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