US charges 5 suspects linked to alleged Russian assassination, sabotage network targeting Ukraine's allies
The global network has operated since at least 2024 and most recently attempted to recruit multiple people in the U.S. to surveil and kill Russian dissidents, prosecutors claimed.
Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged five individuals with plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and European nations that support Ukraine. The indictment, unsealed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that a network of Russian intelligence services paid and attempted to pay individuals to surveil and potentially murder targets.
The network, which has been active since at least 2024, aimed to conduct attacks and murders worldwide, including within the United States. The FBI, led by James C. Barnacle, Jr. in New York and Darren B. Cox in Washington, D.C., said they disrupted the plot through "relentless work" and held the Russian government accountable for its actions.
The network had initially focused on Russian dissidents and defectors but shifted to targeting allies of Ukraine. A U.S. resident was offered $40,000 to carry out the murder of a Russian dissident, but turned down the offer when presented.
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