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Russian spy ring leader jailed in UK for nearly 11 years
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Posted on May 12, 2025
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Posted on May 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Orlin Roussev, leader of a UK-based Russian spy ring, was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for conspiracy to spy for Russia, posing a national security risk.
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of a British-based Russian spy ring which prosecutors said carried out surveillance for the Kremlin was on Monday sentenced in a London court to nearly 11 years in jail.
Orlin Roussev, 47, pleaded guilty before trial to one count of conspiracy to spy for Russia after police found thousands of messages between him and Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek, who directed the unit of Bulgarian nationals from overseas.
Judge Nicholas Hilliard sentenced Roussev to 10 years and eight months in prison, telling Roussev that the operations he had directed posed a serious risk to Britain's national security.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; editing by Michael Holden)
The article discusses the sentencing of Orlin Roussev, leader of a Russian spy ring in the UK, to nearly 11 years in prison.
Orlin Roussev is the leader of a Russian spy ring based in the UK, sentenced for conspiracy to spy for Russia.
The operations directed by Roussev posed a serious risk to Britain's national security.
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