Bulgarian Air Force pilot Major Valentin Terziev died on June 9 when his MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise, the Defence Ministry confirmed in a statement on June 10. Terziev had been taking part in a night exercise involving shooting at an airborne target. The ministry said that Read more…
The life jacket of the pilot of the lost fighter was found in the sea today at about 10 o’clock, BNT reported. The search for him continues. It involves forces and assets from the Navy, the Joint Special Operations Command, the Border Police and the Air Force. The Minister of Defense Georgi Panayotov is Read more…
A Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 crashed into the Black Sea in the early hours of June 9 while taking part in the Shabla 21 training exercise. A Ministry of Defence statement said that radio communication was lost and the aircraft disappeared from radar at 0.45am A search and rescue operation Read more…
From alleged drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants, a convicted crime ringleader has been dishing the dirt on members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party through a series of tell-all videos that have captivated the nation and turned him into an unlikely Read more…
Kalin Stoyanov is the new Director of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP), reported 24 Hours daily. The reshufflinghappened after the previous director general Lyubomir Yanev was reassigned this morning. So far, it is unclear where Yanev is going. However, according to informal source of information, this is Read more…
The US Embassy said in a statement received by BTA on Saturday that it learned on May 28 of an incident that occurred during a military training exercise in Cheshnegirovo (South Central Bulgaria). “As part of Exercise Swift Response 21, between May 10-14, U.S. soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Read more…
The gun rampage at a school in the city of Kazan has prompted President Vladimir Putin to order a tightening of Russia‘s gun controls. A 19-year-old, Ilnaz Galyaviev, was detained and he is the suspected shooter. Seven children and two adults were killed. Dozens more were wounded and some are in Read more…
Bulgaria has been added to Russia‘s “blacklist” of unfriendly countries. As of yesterday morning, the country has been placed on the list of potential enemies, according to the main Russian federal TV channel “Rossiya 1”. “As far as friends are concerned, who the friends are we do not know, but this morning Read more…
The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) with the Council of Europe on Thursday published a report in which it urges Bulgaria to improve access to justice and compensation for victims of human trafficking. This is the third report on the implementation by Bulgaria of the Convention on Action against Trafficking Read more…
The prosecutor’s office compared four cases of blasts in ammunition depots in Bulgaria where similarity in incidents was noted. They’ve happened in the last 10 years, spokesperson of the Prosecutor General, Siyka Mileva, told a briefing on Wednesday. The first incident is from November 12, 2011 – explosion in a warehouse of Read more…