Russian authorities reportedly attempted to assassinate leading figures in the European defense industrial base (DIB), likely as part of Russian efforts to disrupt and deter Western aid to Ukraine and Russia's wider efforts to destabilize NATO members. CNN reported on July 11 that five US and Western officials stated that US intelligence uncovered a Kremlin plan in early 2024 to assassinate German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger. US intelligence reportedly informed the German government, which was able to foil the plot. CNN reported that the planned assassination against Papperger was one of multiple plans to kill European defense industry executives, but that the plot against Papperger was the "most mature."
https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-11-2024
A woman accused of attempting to share Australian information with Russian officials appeared in an advertisement for the Australian Defence Force. Russian-born Australians, Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband Igor, 62, were arrested in Brisbane on Thursday over an alleged spying scheme targeting the defence force. Kira, who was an IT specialist with the ADF, is alleged to have been on a secret trip to Russia when she asked her husband to access documents and send them to her.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13632155/Russian-spy-ADF-Kira-Korolev.html
https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-11-2024
A woman accused of attempting to share Australian information with Russian officials appeared in an advertisement for the Australian Defence Force. Russian-born Australians, Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband Igor, 62, were arrested in Brisbane on Thursday over an alleged spying scheme targeting the defence force. Kira, who was an IT specialist with the ADF, is alleged to have been on a secret trip to Russia when she asked her husband to access documents and send them to her.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13632155/Russian-spy-ADF-Kira-Korolev.html