# US charges 5 suspects linked to alleged Russian assassination, sabotage network targeting Ukraine's allies

https://mins.news/en/item/60222

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-16 02:33 UTC
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- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/us-charges-5-suspects-linked-to-alleged-russian-assassination-sabotage-network-targeting-ukraines-allies/

> U.S. prosecutors charged five people accused of working for Russian intelligence in a network that allegedly plotted assassinations, terrorist acts and attacks on infrastructure in countries supporting Ukraine. Prosecutors said the network also tried to recruit people in the U.S. to surveil and kill Russian dissidents. The charges include terrorism-financing and murder-for-hire conspiracies.

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