US indicts five alleged Russian agents over targeted plots against Ukraine allies
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over global sabotage and assassination plots, while Denmark reported Russian attacks on defense firms.
United States federal prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with running a global network tasked with executing assassinations and physical sabotage across North America and Europe. According to law enforcement officials, the suspects, who remain at large, offered payments to third-party operatives to conduct surveillance and plan lethal attacks against individuals and entities supporting Ukraine.
The alleged operations include a physical assault conducted in Prague in June 2024. Simultaneously, intelligence authorities in Denmark reported that state-backed Russian actors executed targeted sabotage against Danish defense manufacturers supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Danish officials described the incidents as a critical intensification of Moscow's hybrid campaign aimed at disrupting Western military aid 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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