# Five alleged Russian spies charged in U.S. terror plot

> Federal prosecutors say the network recruited Americans for surveillance and targeted killings.
- Title: Five alleged Russian spies charged in U.S. terror plot
- Summary: Federal prosecutors say the network recruited Americans for surveillance and targeted killings. Russian intelligence allegedly recruited people in the U.S…
- Keywords: russian intelligence, terrorism, murder for hire, yuri khrameev, kirill khrameev, oemis romagoza durruthy, yaidel delgado suarez, angel eduardo castro, u.s. department of justice, fbi, russian dissidents, ukraine
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/crime/five-alleged-russian-intelligence-operatives-charged-in-u-s-terrorism-and-murder-for-hire-conspiracy
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-09-16T17:56:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: russian intelligence, terrorism, murder for hire, yuri khrameev, kirill khrameev, oemis romagoza durruthy, yaidel delgado suarez, angel eduardo castro, u.s. department of justice, fbi, russian dissidents, ukraine
## Five charged in Russian spy network
Five people allegedly working with Russian intelligence face charges for conspiring to finance terrorism and commit murder for hire in the U.S. and abroad.
## Network recruited Americans for killings
The defendants allegedly operated a Russian intelligence network that recruited people in the U.S. to conduct surveillance and targeted killings.
## Former colonel led recruitment efforts
Yuri Khrameev, 63, a former Russian intelligence colonel, allegedly helped recruit people to kill Russian dissidents. He offered one recruit $25,000 for a killing.
## Son worked as FSB officer
Kirill Khrameev, 27, identified as a Russian Federal Security Service officer, allegedly recruited a U.S. citizen to surveil someone in Lithuania.
## $40,000 offered to kill dissident
Suarez and Castro allegedly offered a U.S. recruit $40,000 to eliminate a prominent Russian dissident. The person received up to $1,500 for surveillance photos first.
## Attacks coordinated across Europe
Durruthy allegedly coordinated a 2024 attack in Prague and another in Lithuania, arranging travel and providing target locations for participants.
## All five remain at large
The defendants face up to 20 years for terrorism financing and 10 years for murder-for-hire conspiracy. None have been arrested.
## Key takeaway

Russian intelligence allegedly recruited people in the U.S. to conduct surveillance and murder-for-hire operations targeting dissidents.