We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development US announces charges against five alleged agents for Russia over assassination plots The US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday charges against five alleged Russian intelligence agents accused of recruiting a global network to conspire attacks and carry out assassinations by order of the Kremlin. The suspects remain at large. The US Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference on May 4, 2026, in Washington. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP The US Department of Justice announced charges Tuesday against five alleged agents for Russian intelligence accused of conspiring to carry out attacks and murders around the world, including in the United States.
The group, which has been active since at least 2024, attempted to have a "prominent Russian dissident" believed to be living in the US murdered this summer, the department said in a statement, without naming the target. Its members allegedly operated as part of "a global assassination network that reached into the United States", Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said. They attempted to recruit US citizens and foreigners to carry out killings on the Kremlin's orders, Eisenberg said.
According to the statement, the three main suspects are Yuri Khrameev, a 63-year-old former colonel in the Russian intelligence services, his son Kirill, 27, and Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, a 35-year-old Cuban. The other two suspects, Yaidel Delgado Suarez of Cuba and Angel Eduardo Castro of Venezuela, were allegedly working as recruiting agents in the US. Read moreFrench govt warns right-wing TV channel about rebroadcasting expelled pro-Putin pundit The attempted murder of the Russian dissident was the group's most recent operation, the statement said.
The plot fell apart after the man recruited to conduct surveillance on the target refused to carry out the murder, for which he had been offered $40,000. Last year, a murder plot against a target in Lithuania who was "telling lies about Russia" failed for the same reason, according to the statement. It also identified planned attacks on civilian and military infrastructure in European countries supporting Ukraine.
"It is our job to stop America's adversaries from unleashing violence and terror on American soil," Attorney General Todd Blanche said. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading.
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