A High Court trial has revealed that a group of Bulgarian nationals, directed by Russian operatives, conspired to kidnap Russian journalist Roman Dobrokhotov in the UK. The accused admitted to conspiracy charges while discussing operation plans to extract Dobrokhotov by boat. Evidence presented included thousands of messages between the conspirators and Jan Marsalek, a known Russian agent, indicating a well-coordinated effort involving surveillance and scare tactics against various individuals, raising alarms about espionage activities in the UK.