How FBI busted Russian plot to kill US-based dissident, target Ukraine supporters

The FBI has disrupted an alleged Russian intelligence operation to assassinate a prominent Russian dissident believed to be living in Washington, DC, after operatives recruited a person in the US to conduct surveillance on the target.According to an Associated Press report, five people have been charged after a Manhattan federal court unsealed an indictment alleging that a Russian intelligence network had been recruiting people in the US and elsewhere since at least 2024 to surveil and kill Russian dissidents.The alleged US operation came to light this summer, when members of the network recruited a Venezuelan citizen living in Brooklyn to surveil and murder the dissident, according to the indictment cited by AP. The recruit was allegedly sent to two locations linked to the intended victim and given explicit instructions on how to conduct surveillance.The Brooklyn resident was promised $1,000 and $1,500 for carrying out the surveillance assignments.