US exposes alleged Russian terror network targeting Ukraine allies

Prosecutors say the group aimed at civilian and military infrastructure across Europe.

Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Free article usually reserved for subscribers Cars drive past the headquarters of the Russian General Staff's intelligence department in Moscow on Dec. 30, 2016. | Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images September 16, 2026 10:42 am CET By Milena Wälde U.S. prosecutors have charged five people allegedly working for Russian intelligence with conspiracy to finance terrorism and, in three cases, conspiracy to commit murder for hire.

The charges, unveiled on Tuesday, also allege that the network recruited operatives to conduct surveillance and killings in the U.S., and to attack civilian and military infrastructure in European countries which are aligned — or perceived to be aligned — with Ukraine. All five defendants remain at large.