Poisoning of arms manufacturer Emilian Gebrev in Sofia

Bulgarian arms manufacturer Emilian Gebrev, his son Hristo and a company executive fell seriously ill after being poisoned in Sofia in April 2015; all three survived. Bulgarian prosecutors also cite earlier attempts on Gebrev, two of them outside Bulgaria.

Established by. The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office charged three Russian citizens in absentia with attempted murder (announced 23 January 2020; further details 21 February 2020), including 'Sergey Fedotov', identified by UK police as GRU officer Denis Sergeev, also charged over the Salisbury attack.

Latest. No trial has taken place; the accused are believed to be in Russia, which does not extradite its nationals, and Bulgarian authorities have not formally attributed the operation to the Russian state as such.