Russian Agents Charged In D.C. Plot

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed indictments against five alleged Russian intelligence-linked operatives, accusing them of running a global assassination network for Russia. The defendants, Yuri Khrameev, Kirill Khrameev, Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, Yaidel Delgado Suarez and Angel Eduardo Castro, remain at large. Prosecutors say the network targeted people aligned with Ukraine, including a Russian dissident believed to be in Washington, D.C. Western governments have long accused Russia of killings and sabotage abroad, making this a rare public U.S. case alleging such activity on American soil. U.S. officials said they disrupted the plot. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected comment without “credible evidence.” The charges now move forward without the defendants in custody.