The FBI has charged five individuals in connection with an alleged Russian intelligence plot to surveil and kill pro-Ukraine figures in the United States and across Europe. According to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court, a network linked to Russian intelligence services recruited and paid operatives to monitor targets, with the ultimate aim of killing them, while also soliciting attacks on civilian and military infrastructure in European countries aligned with Ukraine. Authorities say the scheme, active since at least 2024, represents a shift in Russian targeting — moving beyond dissidents and defectors toward nations seen as Ukraine's allies — and was only disrupted through coordinated efforts by multiple FBI field offices and partner agencies.