US Charges Five Over Alleged Russian Global Assassination Network

The US Department of Justice charges five individuals with conspiring to carry out targeted killings against Kremlin critics and Ukraine supporters in the US and Europe.

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14 publishers have covered this in 16 articles since 14 Sept 2026. Deutsche Welle published first, on 14 September at 09:48 UTC; ABC News followed 46 min later. The most recent article, from Latest articles, appeared on 17 September at 01:39 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), CBS News Politics (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), NPR Politics (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, kyivindependent.com, Times of India, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines and 2 more, all listed under Sources below.

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14 Sept, 09:48Deutsche Welle Berlin businesswoman charged over alleged spying for Russia
14 Sept, 10:34ABC News Prosecutors charge German-Ukrainian woman with aiding Russian intelligence
14 Sept, 11:09Deutsche Welle Berlin businesswoman charged with spying for Russia
14 Sept, 16:41South China Morning Post German intelligence report warns of rising Chinese, Russian spy threat
16 Sept, 00:38News Feed US charges five people linked to Russian ‘assassination network’
16 Sept, 01:28The Guardian US Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
16 Sept, 01:53CBS News Politics DOJ accuses Russian intelligence agents of plotting to murder U.S. dissident
16 Sept, 02:33kyivindependent.com US charges 5 suspects linked to alleged Russian assassination, sabotage network targeting Ukraine's allies
16 Sept, 04:50Times of India How FBI busted Russian plot to kill US-based dissident, target Ukraine supporters
16 Sept, 06:57Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera US charges five people over alleged Russian assassination plots
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1. 16 Sept, 09:13France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines US announces charges against five alleged agents for Russia over assassination plots
2. 16 Sept, 10:29Deutsche Welle US charges 5 people over Russia-backed plots
3. 16 Sept, 17:19NPR Politics DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in US
4. 16 Sept, 18:20Bloomberg Markets US Indictment Exposes Russian Global Assassination Network
5. 16 Sept, 18:56Fox News Politics Russian spies orchestrated $40K murder plot in nation’s capital, US alleges
6. 17 Sept, 01:39Latest articles U.S. indictment alleges Russian global assassination network

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