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Ministry of Defense

Minister of Defense says Bulgaria will increase aid to Ukraine

We will not send troops to Ukraine and this issue is not under discussion. Our cabinet has provided aid to Ukraine in the amount of 47 million euros, Minister of Defense Todor Tagarev has told bTV.  There will be more aid and it will be greater than..

published on 2/28/24 9:12 AM

Rosen Zhelyazkov: Bulgaria will support Ukraine for as long as it takes

Bulgaria condemns Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and provides support to Kyiv in all dimensions – political, financial, military and humanitarian, the President of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Zhelyazkov told the Verkhovna Rada..

updated on 2/7/24 2:18 PM

In an interview with CNBC, Prime Minister Denkov says that Ukraine is fighting for all of Europe

Ukraine is not fighting only for its territory, for their country, but also for the whole of Europe, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said in an interview with CNBC , part of which was published by the government's press service. The Prime Minister is..

published on 1/18/24 1:40 PM

Ukraine's President Zelensky asks Bulgaria for more missiles and shells

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, is announced on Zelensky's profile on the "X" network. The two discussed Ukraine's current defense needs, particularly in terms of strengthening its air..

published on 12/1/23 11:07 AM
Defense Minister Tagerev (left)

Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania are preparing an operation against mines in the Black Sea

Russia remains the biggest threat to national security, Bulgaria's Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said before the international conference "Winning The Peace in Ukraine" .  At the forum in Sofia, Tagarev noted that Russian aggression began in 2008 in..

published on 10/20/23 11:49 AM
Mariya Gabriel

Bulgaria will continue to support Ukraine: Foreign Minister Gabriel

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel has announced that Bulgaria will continue to provide humanitarian, military, political and diplomatic support to Ukraine . "I can't help but bring up two more challenges as a result of..

published on 9/29/23 12:05 PM
Admiral Emil Eftimov

Bulgaria will not provide Ukraine with its S-300 systems

We have no intention of giving the entire S-300 missile complex to Ukraine, Bulgaria's Chief of Defense, Adm. Emil Eftimov said. The defective S-300 missiles that we are discussing to send to Ukraine are between 3 and 5% of the total quantity available..

published on 9/27/23 11:49 AM

Bulgaria to donate unserviceable S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, Defence Committee proposed

Bulgaria to donate to Ukraine unserviceable anti-aircraft missiles and ammunition for automatic small arms . This was voted by the Defence Committee in a draft decision on providing additional military aid to the invaded country.  The proposal by..

published on 9/26/23 7:40 PM

Ministry of Defense is monitoring situation in the Black Sea

A day after a Russian ship opened warning fire at a merchant vessel in the Black Sea in the immediate vicinity of the Bulgarian Economic Zone, threats to the security of maritime shipping in the region are growing. The Ministry of..

published on 8/14/23 2:49 PM
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

NATO: Russia’s new warning area in the Black Sea, within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, has created new risks

NATO condemned Russia's "dangerous" moves to block Ukrainian grain exports in the Black Sea. Allies noted that Russia’s new warning area in the Black Sea, within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, has created new risks for miscalculation and..

published on 7/27/23 8:44 AM