The United States Department of Justice has formally charged five individuals alleged to be members of a Russian intelligence network responsible for plotting violent attacks in the United States and Europe. The indictment, filed in the Southern District of New York on September 16, 2026, names Yuri Khrameev, 63, a former Russian intelligence colonel, and his son, Kirill Khrameev, 27, an FSB officer, as the alleged leaders of the operation. Also charged are Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, 35, a Cuban national residing in Russia; Yaidel Delgado Suarez, 35, a Cuban national; and Angel Eduardo Castro, 22, a Venezuelan national. All five defendants remain at large. The network is accused of recruiting operatives to carry out contract killings and acts of terrorism targeting Russian dissidents and defectors, as well as countries supporting Ukraine. Central to the charges is an alleged plot to assassinate a prominent Russian dissident believed to be in Washington, DC. Investigators state that the network recruited a US resident during the summer of 2026 to conduct surveillance and arrange the killing, offering payments ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 for surveillance and up to $40,000 for the assassination. The indictment also details earlier efforts in Lithuania, where the network recruited a US citizen in 2025 to surveil a target, with Yuri Khrameev offering $25,000 for the killing. When that recruit refused, the network proposed arson attacks against infrastructure in countries supporting Ukraine. Additionally, the network coordinated preparations for attacks in Prague, Czechia, and Lithuania in 2024. The defendants face charges of conspiracy to finance terrorism, carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years, and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, punishable by up to 10 years. US Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg emphasized the government's commitment to stopping adversaries from unleashing violence on American soil. The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors led the investigation. Individuals with information regarding the whereabouts of the suspects are urged to contact the FBI or the relevant authorities in the Southern District of New York.