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‘They wanted to kill me’, says lawyer targeted by Russian spy ring

Kirill Kachur, 33, was being hunted by the team who had been tasked with kidnapping him and sending him back to Moscow, either dead or alive.

Evening Standard

Three Bulgarians found guilty of spying for Russia from UK base

Six Bulgarians carried out sophisticated operations over three years, including spying on Ukrainian soldiers in Germany.

Al Jazeera

Russian spy ring facing jail for one of ‘most complex’ operations on UK soil

The network had engaged in surveillance and intelligence operations in which spies were referred to as Despicable Me’s yellow sidekicks.

Evening Standard

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3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK

Three Bulgarian nationals have been convicted by a London jury of spying for Russia

The Independent UK

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Bulgarian spies reveal changing nature of Russia terror threat

‘Extremely sophisticated operation’ uncovered on UK soil forms part of an emerging trend across Europe

The Independent UK

An anatomy of a spy ring – from lashes queen to ugly-but-charming Lothario

The players in one of the most sophisticated Russian spy rings ever uncovered on British soil.

Evening Standard

Russian spy ring dubbed 'The Minions' guilty of 'industrial scale' espionage on UK soil

Russian proxy spy ring facing years behind bars for one of the ‘largest and most complex’ enemy operations to be uncovered in Britain

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The ‘Indiana Jones’ spy treasure trove hidden in plain sight

Spyware and audiovisual surveillance devices were found at a Great Yarmouth former guesthouse.

The Independent UK

Russian spy ring convicted of ‘industrial scale’ espionage on UK soil

The defendants acted as proxy spies working for the Russian intelligence service, known as GRU.

The Independent UK

UK-based Bulgarian spy ring tracked Russian dissidents and passed secrets to Putin’s regime

Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39, formed part of a group that carried out surveillance on Russian dissidents

The Independent UK

The spymaster, the ringleader and the ‘minions’: who’s who of the spy ring trial

The group was led by a fugitive in Moscow who gave orders to a Bulgarian in Great Yarmouth, the court heard

The Guardian - UK

‘The dumbest thing I’ve ever done’: spy trial’s tales of scheming, bluster and a love triangle

Trial of three ‘minions’ in spy ring for Russia heard of chaotic errors, tangled relationships, a cancer lie and a red button

The Guardian - UK

Jury out in alleged Russian proxy spy ring trial

Three defendants deny the charges relating to between 2020 and 2023.

The Independent UK

Alleged spy ‘told friend to put far-right Ukrainian stickers on Jewish site’

Vanya Gaberova is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest to the Russian state over three years.

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The Independent UK

Alleged Russian spy ‘told friend to put far-right Ukraine stickers on Jewish site’

Dzhambazov wanted pro-Ukrainian stickers and graffiti to be spread in various European cities as a favour he owed someone, the defendant claimed

The Guardian - UK

Alleged Russian spy denies knowing of ‘honeytrap’ plan to target journalist

London-based Vanya Gaberova, 30, tells Old Bailey she was lied to and manipulated by alleged spy ring

The Independent UK

Alleged Russian honeytrap spy tells court she was ‘lied to, manipulated, used’

Vanya Gaberova, 30, is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest to the Russian state over three years.

Evening Standard

Russian 'honeytrap spy' tells court she was ‘lied to, manipulated and used’

Vanya Gaberova, 30, is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest to the Russian state over three years

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Evening Standard

Beautician’s ‘shock’ as police arrest naked Russian spy lover in bed

Tihomir Ivanchev, Vanya Gaberova and Katrin Ivanova are on trial at the Old Bailey, accused of being part of a network of spies.

Evening Standard

Court hears how Russian spy’s tissue of lies over cancer claim was exposed

On Friday, Vanya Gaberova, 30, told jurors how she became suspicious of her lover Biser Dzhambazov’s claim to have cancer.

Evening Standard

Russian spy pretended to be Interpol agent to woo beautician, court told

Bulgarian Vanya Gaberova, 30, told jurors on Thursday that she knew nothing of Biser Dzhambazov’s spy activities as they travelled together.

Evening Standard

UK-based Russian spy ring linked to ‘highest echelons’ in Bulgaria, trial told

The court heard that three Bulgarians helped in the 2021 election when President Rumen Radev was elected.

The Independent UK

Alleged Russian spy says suspicions first raised on her way to base training Ukraine forces

Katrin Ivanova denied being ‘a stupid person’, but said she was under the ‘control’ of her partner her at the time.

Evening Standard

'Russian spy' says suspicions first raised at base training Ukraine forces

Bulgarian Katrin Ivanova has claimed she was deceived, betrayed and controlled by her long-term partner Biser Dzhambazov

Evening Standard

Alleged spy ‘did not know’ target had exposed link to Salisbury poison attack

Katrin Ivanova is accused of carrying out surveillance on enemies of the Russian state.

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