Ukrainian military intelligence faked the death of Denis Kapustin, leader of the anti-Kremlin Russian Volunteer Corps, to thwart a Russian assassination plot and collected the $500,000 bounty Moscow had allocated for his killing, officials revealed January 1. Ground Summary What Read more
Bulgaria has formally submitted a request to the European Commission for EUR 3.2 billion in funding under the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) mechanism, the Defence Ministry confirmed to BTA on Monday. This request is accompanied by the National Investment Plan Read more
Former Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev has warned that if Ukraine were to collapse, Bulgaria could be next in line, speaking on bTV. He addressed ongoing efforts to negotiate a peace agreement and end the war between Russia and Ukraine, amid the latest diplomatic exchanges between Washington, Read more
A Russian paramilitary school was uncovered in Serbia last week. It all started after dozens of people were arrested in Moldova and accused of plotting to organize “mass riots,” and then it turned out that they had undergone combat training in Read more
In its statement, Romania’s defence ministry said it detected the Russian drone when two F-16 jets were monitoring they country’s border with Ukraine, after “Russian air attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure on the Danube”. The drone was detected 20km (12.4 miles) Read more
The construction of a NATO military base near the village of Kabile in Yambol Province has officially begun, following approval by the Bulgarian Council of Ministers. The project comes after the government signed a draft agreement with Italy for the joint construction and use of military facilities within Read more
VMZ-Sopot, Bulgaria’s state-owned arms manufacturer, is set to partner with Rheinmetall, the largest defense company in Europe, for the joint production of NATO-standard 155 mm artillery shells on Bulgarian territory. The details are outlined in a recent government assignment, as reported by Bulgarian National Read more
Zapad-25 is a major joint strategic military exercise between Russia and Belarus scheduled for mid-September 2025, marking the first large-scale Russia-Belarus military drill since the 2021 exercises that preceded Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Exercise Overview and Timeline The exercise is set Read more
A Bulgarian military contingent is departing to take part in NATO‘s Stabilization Force operation in Kosovo, it was announced during a formal ceremony held in Shumen on August 7. Deputy Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Mikhail Popov addressed the troops, reminding them of the Read more
The production of Bulgaria’s first “Stryker” armored combat vehicles for the Land Forces is underway and progressing according to the planned timeline, Brigadier General Stoyan Shopov, Chief of Staff of the Land Forces, confirmed in an interview with the “Bulgarian Army” newspaper. The vehicles Read more
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