Text size

Ukrainian man detained at Maritsa East TPP for collecting information about a foreign country

published on 6/19/24 4:06 PM

Photo: BGNES

A 23-year-old man was detained on 18 June by the security guards of the Maritsa East 2 thermal power plant. The man, who identified himself with a Ukrainian identity document, was found in possession of drones, mobile phones, cameras, multiple SIM cards and memory cards, Sofia Deputy City Prosecutor Hristo Krastev told journalists. The detainee has been charged with collecting information that constitutes a state secret in order to present it to a foreign state.

The deputy city prosecutor also explained that at the moment, forensic examinations are being prepared in order to establish whether the man has yet taken photographs, what kind and whether they contain information that constitutes a state secret.

Maritsa East 2 TPP is a strategic site. It is still being established how the man infiltrated the plant.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria News Maritsa East TPP Ukrainian

More from category

2024 was the warmest year in Bulgaria since 1930

The past year 2024 was the warmest year for Bulgaria since 1930. This is shown by the analyses of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. 2024 had an average temperature for the country of about 2.1 °C above climate norms and..

published on 1/6/25 6:16 PM

Cadets from Vietnam are training at the Air Force Academy in Dolna Mitropolia

Cadets from Vietnam are training at the Georgi Benkovski Air Force Academy in Dolna Mitropolia. This year they will study Bulgarian, after which their flight training will begin. This was what the head of the school, Brigadier General..

published on 1/6/25 3:57 PM

People in Kalofer pay respect to revolutionary and poet Hristo Botev

On January 6, Epiphany, Bulgarians celebrate 177 years since the birth of poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev. On this occasion, the atmosphere in Kalofer - Botev's hometown, is special, Dimitar Vladimirov from Radio Plovdiv has..

published on 1/6/25 3:45 PM