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Bulgaria to provide humanitarian, military logistical aid to Ukraine

February 27, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said in a video address on February 27 that Bulgaria is joining other EU and Nato

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry: Two more buses to depart from Odessa

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Two more buses, carrying a total of 110 Bulgarian citizens, are to leave the Ukrainian city of Odessa for Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria is fending off cyber attacks

February 27, 2022March 1, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is fending off cyber attacks, according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of e-Government on February 27. “In

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EU foreign ministers to meet on emergency assistance for Ukrainian armed forces

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has convened a special video conference of EU foreign ministers on the evening

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Bulgarian Red Cross collecting humanitarian aid for Ukraine

February 27, 2022February 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Red Cross has issued an appeal to the public and manufacturers for humanitarian aid items for those in

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Bulgaria awaits open corridors for further evacuations from Ukraine

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is awaiting open corridors for further evacuations from Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov told a news conference on

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First buses with those fleeing Putin’s war on Ukraine arrive in Bulgaria

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism, Ukraine

The first two buses with 56 Bulgarian and Ukrainian citizens, that left the Ukrainian city of Odessa on February 25,

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Russia closes air space to Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic

February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia has closed its air space to air carriers from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic. The closure took effect

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Bulgaria eases Covid-19 regulations for arrivals from Ukraine

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Assena Serbezova has signed an order easing the Covid-19 regulations for people arriving from Ukraine. The

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