US Edition6 Bulgarians convicted in the UK of spying for Russia across Europe face sentencing
- Six Bulgarians, members of the spy network called The Minions, faced sentencing on May 7, 2025, at London's Old Bailey court for espionage for Russia across Europe.
- From 2020 until 2023, the group operated under Russia's GRU military intelligence, conducting surveillance and espionage activities against journalists, diplomats, and Ukrainian military personnel across several countries, including the United Kingdom and Germany.
- The operation involved activities such as kidnapping plots, honeytrap schemes using female operatives, surveillance with sophisticated spy equipment, and plans disrupting the Kazakh embassy in London.
- Police found over 100,000 messages on ringleader Orlin Roussev's Telegram, hundreds of thousands of euros funding, and devices hidden in objects; Dominic Murphy called it "industrial-scale espionage on behalf of Russia."
- The six convicts, including Roussev and his lieutenant Biser Dzhambazov, face up to 14 years in prison, marking one of the UK's largest espionage cases threatening national security and individuals.
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6 Bulgarians convicted in the UK of spying for Russia across Europe face sentencing
Six Bulgarian nationals face up to 14 years in a U.K. prison for spying for Russia. A multiday sentencing hearing is scheduled to start on Wednesday in London's Central Criminal Court following their espionage convictions.
London Court to Decide Fate of Bulgarian Spy Ring Linked to Russia's Military Intelligence
… and a former Kazakh politician. Their operations … across the UK, Austria, Spain, Germany, and Montenegro. Dominic Murphy, … Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Another plot involved plans to spray a Kazakh … Russia have remained tense since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine …
Six Bulgarians appear before the London courts this Wednesday, May 7. Members of a network christening "Les Minions" with reference to the famous cartoon, they were at the origin of many cases of espionage...
Six Bulgarians, two women and four men are members of a spy network called the "Ministers", compared with breakfast in front of London justice and risking many years of imprisonment for spying in favour of Russia.
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