Indictment says FBI shut down Russian plot to kill US individuals and target Ukraine supporters
Federal authorities unsealed an indictment charging five individuals in a Russian intelligence plot to carry out targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The suspects remain at large and are accused of operating a network intended to eliminate individuals perceived as threats to the Russian Federation.
NEW YORK (AP) — The intelligence services of the Russian Federation are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said Tuesday as they announced charges against five people who remain at large. An indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court said a network of the...
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