NEW YORK (Diya TV) — Federal prosecutors charged five people Tuesday in connection with an alleged Russian intelligence network that recruited people in the United States and Europe to conduct surveillance, killings and attacks.

The Justice Department identified the defendants as Russian nationals Yuri Khrameev, 63, and Kirill Khrameev, 27; Cuban nationals Oemis Romagoza Durruthy, 35, and Yaidel Delgado Suarez, 35; and Venezuelan national Angel Eduardo Castro, 22. All five remain at large.

Prosecutors charged all five with conspiracy to finance terrorism. They also charged Yuri Khrameev, Suarez and Castro with conspiracy to commit murder for hire. The charges carry maximum prison terms of 20 years and 10 years, respectively.

Prosecutors allege that the defendants operated as part of a network connected to Russian intelligence services. They describe Yuri Khrameev as a former Russian intelligence colonel and Kirill Khrameev as an officer in Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB.

In one alleged plot, Suarez recruited a person in the United States to surveil a Russian dissident whom investigators believed lived in the Washington, D.C., area. Prosecutors say Suarez offered between $1,000 and $1,500 for the surveillance work. Suarez and Castro later allegedly offered $40,000 to “eliminate” or “disappear” the target. The recruit declined.

Prosecutors also allege that Kirill Khrameev recruited a U.S. citizen last year to photograph the address of a target in Lithuania. Yuri Khrameev later allegedly offered the recruit about $25,000 to kill the target. The recruit declined.

Prosecutors accuse Durruthy of coordinating travel and logistics for attacks in Prague and Lithuania in 2024. They also say the network discussed attacks on property and infrastructure in countries supporting Ukraine.

The FBI’s New York counterintelligence division investigated the case with the FBI’s Washington Field Office, Homeland Security Investigations and the Justice Department’s National Security Division.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would not comment without what he called credible evidence. Russia has previously denied carrying out similar operations abroad.

The indictment contains allegations. Prosecutors must prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt in court.