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WAR IN UKRAINE

 

UNHCR to provide support to Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria

A total of 90% of Ukrainians in Bulgaria are from the eastern regions of Ukraine that have suffered the biggest destruction , BTA reported. Therefore, their return there is impossible and every country that has accepted Ukrainian..

published on 2/25/23 11:04 AM

Bulgaria reaffirms its support for Ukraine at UN General Assembly

In his speech at the extraordinary session of the UN General Assembly, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kodstadin Kodzhabashev reaffirmed Bulgaria's position that the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of..

published on 2/24/23 10:19 AM

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is escalating, according to Bulgarian analysts

The conflict in Ukraine was the focus of the annual conference of the Bulgarian Chief of Defense Admiral Emil Eftimov on 22 February . A year after the start of the war, in his words, the conflict "showed the importance and role of well-prepared,..

published on 2/23/23 1:39 PM

UN marks one year of Ukraine war with a resolution

Ukraine   and   Russia lobbied countries   at   the United Nations   for backing ahead   of a   vote   by the   193 - member General Assembly   that the United States declared will “go down in history”, Reuters reports. The General Assembly..

published on 2/23/23 10:54 AM
EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 20 February, 2023

No EU embargo on nuclear fuel from Russia

The Foreign Affairs Council discussed, in Brussels, the 10 th package of sanctions against Russia. After the meeting it transpired there would be no embargo on the export of nuclear fuel. Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister in the caretaker..

published on 2/21/23 10:31 AM

The European Union is expected to unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on February 24

A twelve-year-old girl was killed in in Russia’s Belgorod region bordering Ukraine as a result of shelling from Ukraine’s territory, the BTA said, referring to information from DPA and other media, which reported that artillery shells had damaged..

published on 2/20/23 10:45 AM

G7 reaffirm their unwavering commitment to support Ukraine

Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its war in Ukraine, the Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris said at the Munich Security Conference”, AFP reported. “And I say all those who have perpetrated these crimes, and to..

published on 2/19/23 11:21 AM

Russia lanches new missile attack on Ukraine's infrastructure

On the night of 16 February, Russia launched new air strikes, mainly in the western and the north-eastern parts of Ukraine. 32 cruise missiles were launched from  strategic bombers and  warships in the Black Sea. The Russian forces also..

published on 2/16/23 10:08 AM
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) shakes hands with his Swedish counterpart Pål  Jonson - Brussels, 14 February 2023

NATO have not provided aircraft to Ukraine but this might change in the future

A part of the defense line of the Ukrainian forces in the Luhansk region has been breached, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced. Moscow said that their forces had overcome the first and second lines of defense and had advanced..

published on 2/15/23 10:30 AM
US embassy in Moscow

For second time, US embassy in Russia warns Americans to leave country immediately

 “At the worst moment of the war Bulgaria really helped Ukraine a lot ,” Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Head of the Office of President of Ukraine said in an interview with bTV, in a comment on the fact that Bulgaria supplied Ukraine with..

published on 2/13/23 10:00 AM