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Bulgaria Reinforces its Border with Turkey with Additional Troops

President Rumen Radev believes that an unprecedented humanitarian crisis could cause an escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas

Politics » Defense | October 15, 2023, Sunday // 08:48 | Viewed: 4402

Bulgaria’s Defense Minister: NATO Supports Israel, but does Not Plan an Operation in the Area

Defense Minister Todor Tagarev announced that more than 50 military personnel were sent to the Bulgarian-Turkish border in order to strengthen security

Politics » Defense | October 14, 2023, Saturday // 14:44 | Viewed: 3496

Attempts to Illegally Cross the Bulgarian Border have Increased in 2023

From the beginning of the year until September 30, employees of the Main Directorate "Border Police" have prevented over 158,000 attempts by illegal immigrants to illegally enter Bulgaria, reporters the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Politics » Defense | October 10, 2023, Tuesday // 12:08 | Viewed: 2740

The First Plane with Bulgarians from Israel landed at Sofia Airport

This morning the first plane from Tel Aviv landed at Sofia Airport after the beginning of the escalation of tensions between Israel and Palestine

Politics » Defense | October 8, 2023, Sunday // 09:02 | Viewed: 9394

There are No Reports of Injured Bulgarians after the Rocket Attack in Israel - PM Denkov condemned the Terrorists

There are no reports of any Bulgarians being injured in the rocket attack on the State of Israel. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Politics » Defense | October 7, 2023, Saturday // 15:52 | Viewed: 3287

Bulgaria’s Defense Minister asked Parliament to approve the Purchase of Stryker vehicles before the Local Elections

Defense Minister Todor Tagarev called on the National Assembly to approve the purchase of Stryker armored personnel carriers before the local elections. He commented that otherwise there are risks that the deadlines will be missed

Politics » Defense | October 6, 2023, Friday // 11:50 | Viewed: 3897

Bulgaria’s Defense Minister: Russia uses Fictitious Exercises in the Black Sea to Block Ukrainian Grain Exports

Russia uses fictitious military exercises in the Black Sea to block the export of Ukrainian grain, which poses a risk to the security of our country

Politics » Defense | September 29, 2023, Friday // 14:04 | Viewed: 3417

Bulgaria’s Consul in Zaporizhzhia turned out to be a Russian Collaborator

The Council of Ministers released the Ukrainian citizen Sergey Zhelev from his functions as Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Ukraine with headquarters in the city of Zaporizhzhia and a consular district covering the territory of Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Lu

Politics » Defense | September 28, 2023, Thursday // 08:26 | Viewed: 3323

Russia wants Bulgaria to Reconsider its Decision to hand over S-300 Missiles to Ukraine

The Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation called on Bulgaria not to transfer missiles for the S-300 anti-aircraft system to Ukraine, in order not to violate international law

Politics » Defense | September 27, 2023, Wednesday // 16:38 | Viewed: 7735

Bulgaria approved to send Defective S-300 Missiles to Ukraine

With 11 votes "for" and 4 "against", the Defense Committee of the National Assembly adopted a draft decision on providing additional military aid to Ukraine

Politics » Defense | September 27, 2023, Wednesday // 08:31 | Viewed: 3205

Providing Defective S-300 Missiles to Ukraine will Not Endanger the Bulgarian Air Defense

The Bulgarian government's intention to provide Ukraine with defective missiles for the S-300 missile complexes will not endanger the Bulgarian air defense

Politics » Defense | September 26, 2023, Tuesday // 14:41 | Viewed: 3458

Defense Minister: Bulgaria will Continue to Support Ukraine in accordance with our National Capabilities

Bulgaria will continue with the support for Ukraine, which will be consistent with our national capabilities and legal procedures

Politics » Defense | September 20, 2023, Wednesday // 09:59 | Viewed: 2776

Bulgaria: The Explosive attached to the Drone found in Tyulenovo has been Neutralized

After the received signal, the servicemen carried out a site inspection where it was determined that an 82mm high-explosive mortar was attached to the remains of the drone

Politics » Defense | September 18, 2023, Monday // 12:04 | Viewed: 4659

Bulgaria will Not Provide S-300 to Ukraine

Bulgaria will not provide Ukraine with S-300 missile complexes, because they are extremely important for the security of our country

Politics » Defense | September 14, 2023, Thursday // 11:04 | Viewed: 3287

Defense Minister: We are discussing a Response to Russia's actions in the Bulgarian Exclusive Zone in the Black Sea

In recent months, Russia has used the Black Sea and Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone for military exercises, so our country is discussing various options for a response - from diplomatic to the accelerated acquisition of coastal missile complexes

Politics » Defense | September 14, 2023, Thursday // 09:23 | Viewed: 3910

Bulgaria’s Defense Minister: Russia's Black Sea Exercises in our Economic Zone are a Provocation

Russia has announced that by the end of the month they will conduct exercises in our economic zone, which we see as provocative actions against our security and economic interests

Politics » Defense | September 13, 2023, Wednesday // 17:30 | Viewed: 4025

Bulgaria: Former Instructor in Ukraine’s Interior Ministry is the New Head of the Terem Weapons Plants

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Military Enterprise "Terem-Holding EAD", held today, September 12, 2023, as chairman of the Board of Directors was elected Stefan Staykov, and as the Executive Director of the joint-stock company - Kalin Dimit

Politics » Defense | September 12, 2023, Tuesday // 17:21 | Viewed: 3531

Bulgaria will build Facilities for the NATO Battle Group

In connection with the commitments made by Bulgaria as the host country in the military area, which will be selected for the future deployment of the multinational NATO battle group, it is planned to build new buildings and facilities in which Bulgarian a

Politics » Defense | September 11, 2023, Monday // 19:24 | Viewed: 4704

Head of NATO: We have Deployed Battalions in Bulgaria and Romania, We will Protect every Inch of Land

"The Black Sea is very important for NATO, we are monitoring the situation there carefully", the Secretary General of the pact, Jens Stoltenberg, told the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs today

Politics » Defense | September 7, 2023, Thursday // 14:38 | Viewed: 4442

"Force is answered with Force": Bulgaria will Equip the Coast Guard with Missiles due to the Russian Threat

Bulgaria has started equipping the coast guard with missiles

Politics » Defense | September 7, 2023, Thursday // 11:30 | Viewed: 5601

Bulgaria’s Defense Minister commented on the "Stryker" deal

Defense Minister Todor Tagarev expressed his expectation that the purchase of American "Stryker" combat vehicles for the Bulgarian Army will be approved by the US Congress

Politics » Defense | September 4, 2023, Monday // 12:42 | Viewed: 3289
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