Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Politicians arrested for throwing red paint at the Russian embassy in Sofia

| updated on 4/8/22 7:36 PM
Arman Babikyan (left) and Nikolai Hadzhigenov.
Photo: BGNES

Leaders of "Stand up, BG!” movement and former MPs Arman Babikyan and Nikolai Hadzhigenov were arrested for 24 hours, after they threw red paint at the sign of the Russian embassy in Sofia.

They commented that by this act they expressed their civil position against the war in Ukraine. Hadzhigenov and Babikyan also said that Russian ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova should be expelled and Bulgaria should send military as well as humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The two were handcuffed, put in a patrol car, and detained for questioning, after they refused to present their identity cards to the police. 

About 30 protesters gathered in front of the Police Station where Hadzhigenov and Babikyan were detained. One of them, Valentina Vasileva of the European People's Party commented: "So far we have no information about them. We did something like a protest and poured two cans of red paint on the Russian Embassy." 

Several hours later Arman Babikyan and Nikolai Hadzhigenov were released. 




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev

Sofia municipality plan envisages modern tourism conditions and year-round access to Mount Vitosha

A Sofia municipality plan for the development of Mount Vitosha envisages improving transport connectivity and year-round access to the mountain. The most important thing is for Vitosha to be integrated into the city, Sofia mayor Vassil Terziev..

published on 4/3/25 10:46 AM
The oil slick before it was cleaned up

Oil slick on Varna beach cleaned up

The oil slick between waterbreakers 2 and 2 on the beach in Varna has been cleaned up, there is no oil in the sea water either, indicate the results of an inspection by the commission appointed by order of the regional governor. However, small oil..

published on 4/3/25 9:44 AM

Salaries at psychiatric hospitals to go up by 50%

The parliamentary Committee on Health has decided to raise the pay of the people employed at state-run psychiatric hospitals by 50% as of 1 May this year. The MPs tasked two cabinet ministers - of health and of finance – to take the necessary steps,..

published on 4/3/25 9:02 AM