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Two more women in Russian spy ring run from UK pictured after ‘honey-trap’ cells found guilty
Two more women in Russian spy ring run from UK pictured after ‘honey-trap’ cells found guilty
Published on March 24, 2025 at 06:23 PM
TWO women who worked for a “highly sophisticated” Russian spy network in the UK have been identified.
Bulgarian nationals Cvetelina Gencheva and Tsvetanka Doncheva are believed to have worked for an elaborate and life-threatening “honey-trap” surveillance operation.
Cvetelina Gencheva was tracked down by the BBCTsvetanka Doncheva denied her identity when approached
Airport worker Gencheva was tracked down by the BBC but refused to comment on the spy ring when quizzed both over the phone and in a letter.
Doncheva was also approached in Vienna, Austria and completely denied being herself before quickly walking off, reports added.
Six other Bulgarians are still yet to be sentenced for their roles in spying for Russia as part of the same London cell.
Police described the dangerous network as a “highly sophisticated” operation that put lives at risk.
The group plotted honeypot stings and conducted spying missions on behalf of Russia across Europe from Britain for lavish sums of money.
The spy ring was run by former city tech worker Orlin Roussev, 46, and targeted Putin’s opponents as well as assisting the Russian war effort against Ukraine.
Glamorous lab assistant Katrin Ivanova, 33, and beautician Vanya Gaberova, 30, were today convicted at the Old Bailey of espionage offences under the Official Secrets Act.
Gaberova’s painter and decorator ex-boyfriend Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, of Enfield, NorthLondon, was also convicted of spying charges.
Gencheva and Doncheva are believed to be the final two women involved in the group.
The issue of Russian spies are feared to be a growing trend, says counter-terror chief Commander Dominic Murphy.
A counter-terrorism chief has warned of the growing trend of Russia using criminal proxies to spy on British soil.
Commander Dominic Murphy, the head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command vowed never to take his “eye off the ball” as he hailed his team's success.
He said: “This is one of the largest and most complex examples of a group working for a foreign state to conduct intelligence surveillance operations here in the UK so it is a very significant case and I am very proud of the investigation team and the success they have had.
“This investigation uncovered spying on behalf of the Russian state on an industrial case, in this case committed by a group of Bulgarians contracted by an individual to conduct that spying on behalf of Russia.
“As the UK becomes a more hostile environment as a result of our work we will see them increasingly use proxies to conduct their activities.”
The ring was smashed in raids on properties in London and ringleader Orlin Roussev's address in Great Yarmouth in February 2023, where police uncovered a treasure trove of hi-tech spyware.
On the challenges faced by enemy states operating on UK soil, he said: “Within counter-terrorism policing we are seeing more than 20% of our demand now coming from threat posed from foreign states to our national security so this is an ever growing challenge for us.
“We are committed to working closely with intelligence agencies in this country and our international partners to disrupt activity by foreign states.
“We have been working hard to make the UK a hostile working operating environment for these countries and this is an example of that because this group were contracted to operate on behalf of Russian intelligence services because this is a hostile environment for them to operate in directly here.
“So some positives but we will never take our eye off the ball working with our partners to keep the UK safe.”
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