Three Bulgarian nationals, Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova, and Tihomir Ivanchev, were found guilty of espionage for Russia in the UK, part of a sophisticated spy operation targeting journalists and a US military base. They were convicted of conspiracy to spy, with Ivanova also guilty of possessing false identity documents. The operation involved advanced surveillance techniques and was linked to Orlin Roussev, who ran the spy ring. The police investigation uncovered a significant amount of spying equipment and revealed plans to kidnap and harm targets, including journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov.