Six military officials arrested in Bulgaria for spying for Russia

Several individuals were detained in Bulgaria on suspicion of espionage for Russia, BNT reports. Six employees of the Bulgarian Defense Ministry were detained as part of the investigation, a spokesman for the chief prosecutor, Siika Mileva, said at a briefing on Friday. "It goes about a group of people who were collecting confidential information in favor of a foreign state," she said. In turn, representatives of the military prosecutor's office said that "a total of six people have been accused of the crime."According to Mileva, one of them was trained in Moscow, where he studied at the intelligence school of the GRU. In Bulgaria, the man was working to set up a ring of informants and high-ranking military personnel having access to classified information."His wife, who has dual citizenship, was an intermediary in contacts between the resident and representatives of the Russian embassy," she added. Earlier, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry announced the arrest of two servicemen.The prosecutor's office released audio recordings of telephone conversations, in which the organizer of the spy group was giving instructions. The case also includes photographs of the suspects at the time when they received information using work computers. In other photographs, the individuals  exchange currency at an exchange office.Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev noted that the criminal group was uncovered with the help of EU and US special services.