Sixth Bulgarian national in the UK accused of spying for Russia

He has been charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage.

A sixth Bulgarian national living in Britain has been accused of spying for Russia.

Tihomir Ivanchev, 38, has been charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage.

This comes after three men and two women from London and Norfolk were charged with similar offences between August 20, 2020 and February 8, 2023.

Orlin Roussev, 45, Bizer Dzhambazov, 41, Katrin Ivanova, 31, Ivan Stoyanov, 31, and Vanya Gaberova, 29, were charged with conspiring to collect information intended to be useful to an enemy.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in a statement: ‘Tihomir Ivanchev, 38, will be charged with conspiring to obtain, collect, record, publish or communicate documents or information which might be or was intended to be directly or indirectly useful for a purpose prejudicial to the safety and interest of the state.’

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