From a run-down British seaside resort, Russian spies launched honeytraps and espionage plots
Meanwhile, Roussev’s ‘minions’ — which he named after the yellow characters from the Despicable Me animated series — denied the charges. Instead of being part of the cartoon villain Gru’s scheme, these defendants were real-life operatives working for the Russian intelligence service, also named GRU. From 2020 to 2023, the gang carried out a series … Read more