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Lithuania Charges 13 GRU-linked Suspects in Murder Plot

4/28/2026

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Lithuanian police say the plot was directed by Russia's GRU military intelligence.
Lithuania charged 13 suspects with two attempted murders in Vilnius and kept them detained.
Targets included a Lithuanian activist funding Ukraine, a Russian dissident granted asylum for Bashkir rights, Ukrainian journalists and an intelligence official.
Police chief Saulius Briginas linked the group to an arson attack on Ukrainian equipment in Bulgaria and to espionage against the Greek military.

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Lithuanian police say the plot was directed by Russia's GRU military intelligence.
Lithuania charged 13 suspects with two attempted murders in Vilnius and kept them detained.
Targets included a Lithuanian activist funding Ukraine, a Russian dissident granted asylum for Bashkir rights, Ukrainian journalists and an intelligence official.
Police chief Saulius Briginas linked the group to an arson attack on Ukrainian equipment in Bulgaria and to espionage against the Greek military.