US Edition3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK
- Three Bulgarians, Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev, were convicted of conspiracy to spy for Russia in London on March 7, 2025.
- The court revealed that the group surveilled journalists, including investigative journalist Christo Grozev, and discussed kidnapping plots as part of their espionage activities.
- The group conducted operations across Europe under the direction of ringleader Orlin Roussev and could face up to 14 years in prison for their involvement in extensive spying activities.
- Commander Dominic Murphy stated that this case highlights the ongoing threats posed by state-sponsored espionage from Russia and the necessity for increased vigilance in the U.K..
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“The ice ax is yesterday's weapon. Better than a sledgehammer.” The Russian special services have been hunting down journalists Hristo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov for several years. The main thing from The Insider's investigation
On March 7, a jury at London's Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, found three Bulgarian citizens guilty of espionage for Russia. Three more members of the alleged criminal network are also awaiting a verdict. The Insider, whose journalists, Hristo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, were spied on by the defendants, studied the plot of the case in detail (some of its details were known earlier). Medusa retells the main episodes from the material.
Bulgarian Kremlin spy cell discovered in London: 'Sophisticated methodology and advanced technologies'
Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30 and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, all three Bulgarian citizens resident in the United Kingdom and also active in other European countries, have been found guilty of spying for Russia by a British court for activities carried out between 2020 and 2023. All in London, the three were part of an alleged cell that had undertaken an elaborate surveillance of people and places, even outside Great Britain, “targeted” by Mo…
Three Bulgarians found guilty of espionage for Russia in London
A British court jury found three Bulgarians guilty of espionage for a Russian intelligence service. Police investigations show that they collected information in several European countries about journalists, diplomats, Ukrainian soldiers and other people who would be seen as enemies by the Kremlin. As a result, they endangered the lives of those people, according to the complaint. The three Bulgarians, two women (33 and 30) and a man (39), lived…
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