‘Sophisticated’ spy ring passed secrets to Russia for three years, UK court told Court told Bulgarian nationals surveilled targets including a journalist linked to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024
UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia and risked many lives, court told Three Bulgarian nationals were allegedly part of a group which carried out surveillance on opponents of the Russian state, the Old Bailey heard. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
London trio tracked journalists and dissidents as part of Russian spy ring, trial hears Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39, deny conspiring with a Russian agent to pass information to the country The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024
'Honeytrap plots, fake protests and love triangle': Russian spy ring trial gets underway A Bellingcat journalist who investigated the Salisbury Novichok poisonings and the downing of Malaysia flight MH17 was put under surveillance by Russian spies Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years, court told Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev allegedly carried out surveillance on ‘prominent’ individuals. Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024
Jury selection under way in international Russian spy plot trial Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev have denied a charge of conspiracy to spy between August 30 2020 and February 8 2023 Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024
Trial of five Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia to trawl through 80,000 messages The three men and two women are alleged to be part of a “network” conducting surveillance on behalf of the Russian state The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Alleged network of ‘Russia spies’ in the UK set for 2024 Old Bailey trial Five UK-based Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia to assist with abduction plots are due to stand trial next year, a court has heard. Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023