There is absolutely no threat to navigation, tourism and tourists on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, Bulgaria’s outgoing Minister of Defense Dragomir Zakov said for the BNT. Bulgaria’s seacoast is safe for tourism. Sometimes pieces of military equipment float in the Black Sea because of the war in Ukraine, but we are closely monitoring the sea and react in a timely manner, Minister Zakov said.
Russian forces have not made significant advances in Donbas, although 60% of Russia's military troops are concentrated in this region. Ukrainian strikes have damages all three Russian controlled bridges leading into the city of Kherson.
Ukrainian partisans blew up a Russian-controlled railway in Zaporizhia Oblast, 30 km north of Melitopol, overnight on July 23-24. Geolocated images of the aftermath show splits in a rail juncture in Novobohdanivka that cuts off Vasylivka and Tokmak, Zaporizhia Oblast from the main rail line to Melitopol. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces use the rail line to transport equipment and personnel from Melitopol towards Vasylivka and Tokmak, the Institute for the Study of War reports.
In Egypt, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov again blamed the West for the grain shortages tied to the war in Ukraine. Lavrov demanded that the West lift sanctions on Russian ships. He stressed that under the Instanbul Agreement, any Ukrainian ship sailing in the Black Sea would have to be accompanied by a Russian, Turkish and third-country vessel.
Two very important procedures depend on the election of president of parliament. Talking to reporters, Vice President Iliana Iotova said that if a president of the National Assembly is elected, then a national budget can be submitted and the president..
In Zhelyo Voivoda village, a flock of sheep infected with smallpox will be euthanized after laboratory tests confirmed that the animals are indeed infected. BNR’s correspondent in Sliven reports, citing the local administration, that the animals..
As of 1 December until the end of February, driving an old car in the centre of Sofia will be subject to a EUR 25-100 fine. The fines for legal entities will be 10 times higher – from EUR 500 to EUR 1,000. The low emission zone was put in place..
The average gross annual salary in Bulgaria in 2023 is 24,485 BGN (EUR 12,519) which is an increase of 15.3% compared to 2022, according to data from..
On Friday, cloudy weather will prevail over the country. The wind will be oriented from the northwest, will strengthen and in the Danube Plain its speed..
The due date for preventing the prospect of Borislav Sarafov taking the position of prosecutor general is drawing close, as is the deadline for..
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