Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

The memory of the Bulgarian soldiers who died for their homeland was honored in North Macedonia

Photo: BGNES

The Day of Bravery and the Bulgarian Army (May 6) was marked at the Bulgarian Military Memorial in Novo Selo, BGNES reported.

The memorial, where the mortal remains of 71 Bulgarian soldiers are laid to rest, is located near the town of Strumica (North Macedonia). It is just one of 471 Bulgarian military cemeteries in North Macedonia, where those who died in the Balkan Wars, the Second Balkan War and World War I are buried. The fallen soldiers came from all regions of today’s Bulgaria and from territories lost under the Treaty of Neuilly. Hundreds of citizens paid tribute to those who died for their homeland. Metropolitan Naum of Strumica offered a requiescat prayer for the fallen together with Pavel Milushev, the Archpriest Vicar of the Petrich region.

The event was attended by the National Guard Unit, Bulgarian Ambassador to North Macedonia Zhelyazko Radukov and the military attachés of Croatia, Italy, Romania, Turkiye, China and Ukraine.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Stenli stays true to his signature style with his new song "Vlast"

Always keeping up with the times while preserving his distinctive style, Stanislav Slanev- Stenli presents his latest song, "Vlast" (Power). The music was created in collaboration with the young musicians from Innerglow. The lyrics were written by Todor..

published on 6/10/25 12:27 PM

It's You I Want – new single from Bulgarian supergroup The Foundation

Bulgarian supergroup The Foundation isn’t just a band — it’s a cultural force, an institution committed to building bridges between past and present through Bulgaria’s timeless songs. That's why Doni, Ivan Lechev, Slavcho Nikolov, and Venko Poromanski..

published on 6/9/25 12:52 PM

''Our Dear, Native Land''

In the early 1970s, Bulgaria began singing three songs that are still beloved today. In 1970, ''A Bulgarian Rose'' by composer Dimitar Valchev, in the inimitable interpretation of Pasha Hristova, was awarded first prize at the international pop music..

published on 6/6/25 8:05 AM