{
  "id": 7673341,
  "title": "Indictment says FBI shut down Russian plot to kill US individuals and target Ukraine supporters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/indictment-says-fbi-shut-down-russian-plot-to-kill-us-individuals-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:59:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/15/indictment-says-fbi-shut-down-russian-plot-to-kill-us-individuals-and-target-ukraine-supporters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Five Russians indicted for targeting US allies and Ukraine supporters",
    "FBI disrupted plot through relentless work, held Russia accountable",
    "Offer of $40,000 to kill Russian dissident rejected"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The FBI's disruption of the Russian plot signals a significant escalation in US law enforcement's efforts to counter foreign-directed violence on American soil and protect international allies.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "UN may move Ukraine aid supplies underground after Russian attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/un-may-move-ukraine-aid-supplies-underground-after-russian-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "US charges 5 suspects linked to alleged Russian assassination, sabotage network targeting Ukraine's allies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-charges-5-suspects-linked-to-alleged-russian-assassination",
        "published": "2026-09-16T02:33:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}