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Sofia Ranks Third in Top European Weekend Getaways for 2024 – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

Sofia, Bulgaria, claims the third position in the ranking of the best European weekend destinations for the year 2024, according to Sofia Airport. This recognition is based on TripAdvisor reviews focusing on each European capital’s nightlife and accommodation costs. Top Three European Weekend Destinations: London: Taking the lead, London boasts an impressive 854 highly-ranked bars, clubs, and pubs. However, this Read more

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Rest In Peace – Bulgarian Volunteer Dies While Fighting in Ukraine

Tragic news emerged as Svetoslav Slavkov, a 31-year-old Bulgarian volunteer engaged in the struggle for Ukraine‘s freedom, has passed away. The devastating news was confirmed by his close friend Boyan Rasate, who received the information from another Bulgarian volunteer currently serving in Ukraine. Slavkov‘s untimely demise, marked by a commitment to his ideals and a resolute fight against Read more

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Off With The Head: Dismantling Of The Monument To The Soviet Army Continues For The Third Day – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

The dismantling of the Monument to the Soviet Army in the center of Sofia continues for the third day. This morning, the head of the Soviet soldier was removed from the top of the monument. Work to dismantle the figures began early this morning, with an increased police presence in the area of the monument. The goal is Read more

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Bulgarian President Radev Vetoes Armored Vehicle Donation to Ukraine, Prioritizes National Security – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev took a decisive stance today, vetoing the agreement for the provision of armored transport vehicles to Ukraine. The ratified deal, aiming to donate equipment from Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry to Ukraine‘s Ministry of Defence, faced a significant setback as the President returned it to Parliament for further discussion. In his rationale Read more

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Bulgarian Defense Minister: Aid to Ukraine is Our Strategic Interest! – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

“Justice will not prevail if Russia remains in possession of even one square kilometer of Ukrainian territory and does not bear responsibility for the destruction caused and the war crimes committed”. This is what Defense Minister Todor Tagarev said in the discussions on the motion of no confidence in the government for the defense Read more

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Ex-PM: With Investments in the Army, We will Ensure that Bulgaria Never Enters a War – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

Kiril Petkov, co-chair of “We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria” (WCC-DB), backed the “Denkov-Gabriel” cabinet, emphasizing Bulgaria‘s defense strategy focusing on modernizing the army with 21st-century technologies. He argued that relying on outdated Russian equipment might evoke nostalgia but doesn’t match the combat capabilities of modern technologies attainable by the Bulgarian government. Petkov Read more

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First Russian Sabotage in NATO: Bellingcat showed what Russia used to Blow Up the Weapons Depots in Bulgaria – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

In November 2011, GRU unit 29155 blew up an ammunition depot in Lovnidol, Bulgaria, containing artillery shells destined for Georgia. It was the first known terrorist attack carried out by a team of assassins and saboteurs who would later poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal in England, a Bulgarian arms dealer in Sofia and blow up Read more

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A Bulgarian Criminal Group has been Exporting Gear and Tech to “Wagner” and Russian Special Forces – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

A criminal group for the export of goods with possible dual use, exported for the military operations on the territory of Ukraine, was discovered by Bulgarian auhtorities. This was announced yesterday at a joint press conference in Plovdiv by Deputy Prosecutor General Maria Pavlova, Zhivko Kotsev, Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Read more

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Azerbaijan has started a New War in Nagorno-Karabakh: The Armenian Air Defense is being Destroyed – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan announced an anti-terrorist operation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the authorities in Baku, it is an “anti-terrorist measures of a local nature“, and their goal is “restoration of the constitutional order“. The former Minister of State of Nagorno-Karabakh, Ruben Vardanyan, stated that massive artillery Read more

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