Around 2,120 military personnel from different land forces units have taken part in the efforts to put out wildfires in different parts of the country since 12 July this year, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Some of them are still working in the field alongside military from the air force, firefighters from the Fire Safety and Civil Protection directorate general, forest rangers and volunteers.
There are 18 military personnel from the 3rd brigade command with 6 specialized machines currently taking part in the efforts to extinguish the fire in Slavyanka mountain on the Bulgarian-Greek border which started 22 days ago. A total of 135 fires have been extinguished during the past 24 hours alone, in which one person has been injured, the Fire Safety and Civil Protection directorate general reports. Firefighters have reacted to 176 reports.
The Egyptian company Antica World will today present an architectural project for the reconstruction of the TSUM - Central Universal Department Store in the centre of Sofia. The company will take over the transformation and management of one..
Most of the country will be cloudy on Thursday . Showers will occur in the afternoon in the south-west and in isolated places in the north-east. Minimum temperatures will range from 9°C in the west to 15°C in the east, 12°C in Sofia. Highs will be..
The Council of Ministers has granted the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant a derogation from the European regulation on restrictive measures in light of Russia's actions in Ukraine. With this derogation, Bulgaria's only nuclear power plant and its largest..
Sofia’s urban subway system has proved to be among the most liked in Europe. The Sofia Metro was ranked the second best in Europe,..
Gorna Oryahovitsa will host a review of amateur creativity and a Festival of military brass bands of the Ground Forces. From September..
On Wednesday there will be scattered clouds, which will thicken up in the afternoon. In the Balkan Mountain and the massifs in..
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