A floating mine was spotted in the sea off Kabakum beach in Varna, some 250 meters offshore.
The sighting was reported this morning to the police in the city. The area was sealed off, and the people from the nearby fishing village evacuated, after which the mine was destroyed by the military by controlled detonation.
The Bulgarian navy stand in readiness to take mine countermeasures so as to ensure safe navigation in Bulgaria’s maritime areas, the Ministry of Defence says.
President Rumen Radev handed over the second exploratory mandate to form a government to the second largest parliamentary group in the 50th National Assembly - "We Continue the Change" - "Democratic Bulgaria" coalition (PP-DB). At the handing..
A contract between the US Trade and Development Agency and the Electric Power System Operator for the feasibility study for the East-West Energy Corridor was signed at the Council of Ministers. The funding, amounting to USD 1.2 million, is..
Residents of the village of Kavrakirovo, near Petrich, came out in protest because of a proposal submitted to the municipal council of the municipality of Petrich, which affects nearly 100 ha of forest land . According to the protesters, it is about the..
A total of 60 officers from the Bezmer and Kabile units are on the ground with equipment for firefighting, Bulgaria's Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov..
A man and a child have died after they were struck by lightning in the area of Mount Zhultets near Mount Botev in the Central Balkan Mountains. The alert..
The best Bulgarian students in mathematics have won 5 medals by participating in the most prestigious mathematics competition in the world for 2024. At..
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