"We need drones for aerial surveillance so we don’t have to use helicopters and airplanes to monitor the Bulgarian waters", said one of the commanders in the Mine Countermeasures Naval Group in the Black Sea in an interview with public service broadcaster BNT.
The Ukrainian army claims to have destroyed more than 100 Russian mines in the Black Sea. However, this is a constant struggle.Changes in seasons, weather and climatic conditions constantly bring up new mines, breaking them away from previously laid minefields. The danger of drifting mines in the Black Sea will persist for years after the end of the war in Ukraine, emphasized Captain 3rd rank Miroslav Dobrev.
Due to the war in Ukraine, the Bulgarian Navy is participating in mine-clearing operations in the Black Sea with its minesweeper "Struma", in collaboration with ships from Romania and Turkiye.
"Bulgaria expresses strong solidarity with Lithuania following Russia's repeated violations of European airspace, a clear example of deliberate breaches of international law and the territorial integrity of our allies and partners," the Bulgarian..
In the 2024/2025 academic year, 2,104 students from Ukraine were studying at Bulgarian universities , according to the Ministry of Education. Of these, 1,750 were pursuing bachelor’s degrees, 304 were in master’s programmes, and 50 were enrolled in..
European Commissioner for Energy Dan Jørgensen will visit Bulgaria on 28 October, just days after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft over Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, BNR correspondent..
The international scientific conference “Bulgarians in the Northern Black Sea Region” will be held in Sofia on October 27 and 28, 2025 in the Institute..
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