Agent Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, planned to ask his then girlfriend Vanya Gaberova to marry him, before she was found by police naked in bed with their boss Biser Dzhambazov.
Jury convicts Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev over alleged plots around Europe
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Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev were alleged to have carried out surveillance across Europe between 2020 and 2023.
Beautician Vanya Gaberova, 30, decorator Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, and lab technician Katrin Ivanova, 33, have been found guilty of conspiring to spy for Russia.
Beautician Vanya Gaberova, 30, decorator Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, and lab technician Katrin Ivanova, 33, have been found guilty of conspiring to spy for Russia after a three-month trial.
Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev undertook elaborate surveillance on people and places targeted by Russia in one of the largest foreign intelligence operations in the UK.
Vanya Gaberova, 30, accompanied spy, Biser Dzhambazov, 43, on surveillance missions but claims she thought the trips were holidays.
Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, his ex-girlfriend Vanya Gaberova, 30 and Katrin Ivanova, 33, claim they thought they were helping their colleagues uncover corruption for Interpol or for campaigning websites.