> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.adriadefense.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # US, Lithuanian Intelligence Warn Kasparov of Assassination Threat - URL: https://www.adriadefense.com/us-lithuanian-intelligence-warn-kasparov-of-assassination-threat/ - Published: 2026-10-01T19:30:04.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-01T19:30:04.000Z - Description: Garry Kasparov says US and Lithuanian security services warned him of threats as federal prosecutors pursue an alleged Russian assassination network. - Author: AdriaDefense Desk - Tags: Intelligence, Russia, Lithuania, United States, CEE, Baltic States Former world chess champion and Russian opposition figure Garry Kasparov says US and Lithuanian security services have warned him that his life is in danger amid an alleged Russian intelligence operation targeting Kremlin opponents abroad. His disclosure, published on September 30 and reported by Reuters on October 1, follows US federal charges against five people accused of participating in an international network involved in assassination plots and sabotage. Kasparov, who lives in New York, said he and fellow Russian opposition activist Ivan Tyutrin, a co-founder of the Free Russia Forum based in Lithuania, had been advised to take security precautions. Neither man has been officially identified as a target in the US indictment. Kasparov acknowledged that investigators had not explicitly confirmed whether he or Tyutrin was among the individuals whose identities were withheld from court documents. ## FBI Investigation Uncovers Alleged Russian Assassination Network On September 15, the US Department of Justice announced charges against five individuals allegedly working for Russian intelligence services to organize attacks and targeted killings in the United States and Europe. According to the indictment, the network has operated since at least 2024 and has focused on Russian dissidents, defectors and countries supporting Ukraine. Among those charged are Yuri Khrameev, a former Russian intelligence colonel, and his son Kirill Khrameev, identified by US prosecutors as an officer of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Three additional defendants, Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, Yaidel Delgado Suarez and Angel Eduardo Castro, allegedly participated in recruitment, logistics or operational activities on behalf of the network. US prosecutors allege that individuals recruited inside the United States were offered between $1,000 and $1,500 to conduct surveillance of a Russian dissident believed to be living in the country. Two defendants subsequently offered a US-based recruit $40,000 to kill the individual, according to the Department of Justice. A separate operation allegedly targeted another Russian dissident in Lithuania, where a recruit was offered approximately $25,000 to carry out a killing. All five defendants have been charged with conspiracy to finance terrorism, while three also face conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire charges. The defendants remain at large and are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. ## Alleged Network Also Targeted European Infrastructure The US investigation extends beyond the alleged assassination plots. Federal prosecutors say members of the network coordinated attacks against infrastructure in European countries supporting Ukraine, including operations in Czechia and Lithuania in 2024. According to the indictment, one defendant helped arrange travel and operational logistics for an attack in Prague in June 2024 and another operation in Lithuania that September. The case was investigated by the Counterintelligence Division of the FBI's New York Field Office, with assistance from the Washington Field Office and Homeland Security Investigations. The investigation illustrates how the alleged network combined surveillance, recruitment and planned violence across national borders, creating a challenge for counterintelligence and law enforcement agencies in both Europe and the United States. ## Kasparov Confirms Security Warnings In his September 30 statement, Kasparov said the warnings had prompted him to take additional precautions, but that he intended to continue his political activities. Kasparov has been an outspoken critic of the Russian government since retiring from competitive chess in 2005\. Russia has designated him a foreign agent and included him on its list of terrorists and extremists. The Kremlin rejected the US allegations in September, saying it had not been presented with credible evidence. Moscow has previously denied involvement in assassination plots targeting opponents abroad. Although the identities of the alleged intended victims remain undisclosed in the federal indictment, Kasparov's account provides new information about the security warnings issued to Russian opposition figures in the United States and Lithuania. The case also highlights the importance of transatlantic counterintelligence cooperation in investigating suspected foreign-directed operations involving surveillance, sabotage and planned violence.