Bulgarians who ran Russian spy ring in UK jailed

Russian Spy Ring Busted In UK: 6 Convicted Spies Jailed For 50 Years

Six Bulgarian nationals, known as "The Minions," have been sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison in the UK for conducting a large-scale espionage operation on behalf of Russia's GRU.

UK jails 6 Bulgarians in major Russian spy ring bust

'Significant jail sentences handed to group reflect the serious threat they posed to the safety and interests of the UK, as well as targets across Europe,' say police - Anadolu Ajansı

6 Bulgarians Convicted in UK of Spying for Russia Get Prison Terms up to Nearly 11 Years

LONDON (AP) — Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years.

A British court has sentenced six Bulgarians to several years of imprisonment, which are said to have spyed on Russia in various European countries.

Six Bulgarian spies jailed for conducting spy operation for Russia

The six Bulgarian spies all face deportation from the UK once they are released from prison.

London court imprisons six Bulgarian nationals for spying for Russia and plotting attacks on journalists Roman Dobrokhotov and Christo Grozev

On Monday, a London court sentenced six Bulgarian nationals to prison on charges of spying for Russia, the BBC reports. Orlin Rusev, the group’s leader, got the longest sentence: 10 years and eight months. The others received prison terms ranging from five to 10 years. The defendants, acting on orders from Russian authorities, conducted surveillance on investigative journalists Roman Dobrokhotov and Christo Grozev. In their internal communicatio…