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200 new Bulgarian rangers headed for Afghanistan Wednesday. Photo by BGNES
200 rangers from the Special Forces of the Bulgarian Army went sent to Afghanistan on Wednesday after a ceremony in the southern city of Plovdiv.
The new unit is going to serve at the Kabul Airport replacing the Bulgarian troops returning home. Eight of the 200 new Bulgarian rangers are women.
Bulgaria has 470 troops stationed in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force.
Romania has joined the so-called "coalition of the willing" in support of Ukraine, but it has made it clear that it will not send military forces to the country.
EU leaders are set to discuss the possibility of deploying European troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees following the end of the war
President Rumen Radev has firmly stated his opposition to Bulgaria sending troops to Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated that he is prepared to send British troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron held a detailed conversation focused on defense assistance to Ukraine
The idea of sending troops to Ukraine remains a divisive issue between Britain and France.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov has called for the establishment of a state-owned gunpowder factory in Bulgaria
Armin Papperger, the CEO of Rheinmetall, a prominent German defense company involved in military support for Ukraine, visited Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rumen Radev
The Bulgarian Parliament has approved the purchase of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States for 153 million leva
Dimo Gyaurov, the former head of Bulgaria's National Intelligence Service, claimed that Bulgaria is rife with Russian spies
European nations bordering the Black Sea, particularly Bulgaria and Romania, are anxiously observing US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria's Ministry of Defense is preparing legislative changes to introduce mandatory military training for specific professional groups
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