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Volodymyr Zelensky with PM Nikolay Denkov

Volodymyr Zelensky’s half-day in Sofia

The first emblematic visit by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to Bulgaria’s capital city lasted half a day. Watching the reactions and the coverage in the media in Bulgaria from the start of the day, the ordinary listener and viewer was..

published on 7/7/23 2:29 PM
Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov

Lavrov for the BNR: Russian armed forces do not attack civilian objects in Ukraine

“Russian armed forces do not attack civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine” , Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in response to a question by the BNR’s correspondent in Moscow Angel Grigorov. "Please..

published on 6/30/23 3:19 PM
Todor Tagarev, Mariya Gabriel

Bulgaria is preparing the production of shells for Ukraine according to the NATO standard

Bulgaria is preparing a new tranche of military aid for Ukraine, Defense Minister Todor Tagarev told the parliamentary defence and foreign policy committees. He and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel were questioned because of the upcoming NATO summit in..

published on 6/22/23 9:42 AM

President Rumen Radev disagrees with Bulgaria's military support for Ukraine

If Bulgaria joins the agreement to provide 1 million shells to Ukraine, this will be a mistake, President Rumen Radev told journalists at an ecoforum in Sofia.  "You see the conflict escalating, bringing huge risks, draining our economies and..

published on 6/20/23 2:04 PM

Putin’s threat of using tactical nuclear weapons is real, US president says

On June 20, Russia launched airstrikes with missiles and drones against the Ukrainian city of Lviv, as well as Kyiv, and the city of Zaporizhzhia. According to the spokesperson of the "Operational Command South" Nataliya Gumenyuk,..

published on 6/20/23 12:43 PM
Defence Minister Todor Tagarev

Bulgaria joins the countries supplying shells to Ukraine

Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany and Luxembourg have joined NATO's Multinational Ammunition Warehousing Initiative (MAWI). It plays a key role in enabling the advance deployment of ammunition stocks in support of NATO's multinational battle groups on the..

published on 6/16/23 11:01 AM
Todor Tagarev

Bulgaria will join the general European order of shells for Ukraine

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Prof. Todor Tagarev accused the caretaker government of not fulfilling the parliament's decision to provide military-technical assistance to Ukraine, but of following President Rumen Radev's instructions.  Tagarev told..

published on 6/12/23 8:55 AM
UNHCR Seda Kuzucu and Plovdiv deputy mayor Stefan Stoyanov

UN: Ukrainian refugees are not noticed in Bulgaria because they are integrated

The President of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bulgaria, Seda Kuzucu, and the deputy mayor of Plovdiv, Stefan Stoyanov, have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and deepening of the partnership for the support and protection..

published on 5/30/23 4:00 PM
Petr Pavel

The Czech Republic provides Ukraine with two Soviet-era 2K12 Kub air defense systems

“Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is very difficult, but will continue”, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said for the Bosnian television station ATV. “Russia has succeeded in severely damaging the Ukrainian military machine”, said Peskov and..

published on 5/11/23 10:11 AM

Russia still plans to capture Bakhmut and continue offensive, Ukrainian general says

The situation on the Eastern Front is tense, but control lable , said commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, quoted by DPA. According to him, the focus of attention is on the defense of Bakhmut and..

published on 5/8/23 10:57 AM