Old Bailey sees messages from Orlin Roussev to Jan Marsalek about selling US-made Switchblade devices
A spy for Russia living in the UK discussed selling captured US-made battlefield drones to a Chinese military contact, British prosecutors said on Monday. Orlin Roussev, 46, told former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek in June 2022 that their “Chinese friends” were “asking if we can sell them some captured in Ukraine American Switchblade Drones”, according to messages shown to jurors at the Old Bailey in London.
UK prosecutors have said Marsalek co-ordinated the group’s activities. The latest claims came in the ongoing trial of three of the Bulgarian nationals — Katrin Ivanova, 33; Vanya Gaberova, 30; and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39 — who have all been charged with conspiracy to spy. Ivanova faces another count of possessing false identity documents with improper intent. All three defendants deny the charges. Another member of the group, Biser Dzhambazov, 43, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to spy.
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