DANS Imposes Entry Ban on Russian Spies in Bulgaria

DANS imposed an entry ban on two persons identified as illegal spies of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

Russian citizens Vladimir Nikolayevich Gorochkin, born on 28.12.1984 in Kaliningrad and Tatyana Anatolievna Gorochkina, born on 09.03.1986 in the village of Khvatovka, Saratov region, resided on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, presenting themselves as Bulgarian citizens Denis Rashkov and Diana Rashkova, using personal documents with the indicated identities.

DANS acquired information according to which Vladimir Gorochkin and Tatiana Gorochkina are illegal intelligence agents, participants in an operation of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation aimed at carrying out intelligence penetration by using foreign identities.

According to the data obtained, the main purpose of the presence of Vladimir Gorochkin and Tatyana Gorochkina in our country was to obtain the necessary Bulgarian identity documents and credible biographical data, confirming the authenticity of the same, which they would later use to carry out intelligence activities outside the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, BNT reported.

By order of the chairman of the State Agency “National Security” (DANS) on 26.02.2024, the two were imposed a compulsory administrative measure “ban on entry and residence in the territory of the member states of the European Union” for a period of 5 years on the grounds Art. 42h, para. 1, item 1 in connection with Art. 10, para. 1, item 1 and art. 44, para. 1 of the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria, as there is evidence for both individuals that they are acting against the security of the country.

2024-02-26 11:50:00


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