US Edition3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK
- Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev were found guilty of spying for Russia after a 12-week trial at the Old Bailey, as reported by the jury.
- The ringleader, Orlin Roussev, received over 200,000 euros to fund their operations, according to statements about the investigation.
- Police uncovered a large collection of spy equipment hidden in common items during a raid on Roussev's operations center, as stated by authorities.
- Commander Dominic Murphy highlighted that this case is part of a growing issue with hostile state activities linked to Russia in the UK.
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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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