US indicts five Russian operatives over assassination and sabotage plots
US prosecutors charged five alleged Russian agents over global murder and sabotage plots targeting Ukraine allies, as Denmark reports Russian sabotage against its defense firms.
The United States Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging five alleged Russian intelligence operatives with orchestrating a global campaign of target surveillance, physical sabotage, and assassination plots across North America and Europe. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan detail that the network financed individuals to track and attack targets aligned with Ukraine, including a June 2024 operation in Prague.
Concurrently, Denmark’s Security and Intelligence Service reported that Moscow conducted targeted physical sabotage against Danish defense companies supporting Ukrainian armed forces, marking an escalation in hybrid tactics. All five suspects named in the federal indictment remain at large.
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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