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Bulgaria will provide old APCs to Ukraine, parliament decides

published on 7/21/23 6:05 PM

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The Bulgarian Parliament has decided to provide Ukraine with old armored transport equipment with its armament and spare parts from the Ministry of the Interior, BNT reported.

The MPs who proposed this claim that the combat capabilities of the army will not be reduced and that 32 countries have provided military equipment to Ukraine.

Opponents of the decision from Vazrazhdane party stated that the process of disarmament of Bulgaria is underway. MPs from the BSP stated that there was no analysis of how much the equipment that Bulgaria will provide costs.

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