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A million Ukrainians entered Bulgaria since war began – but only 50 262 remain

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

The number of Ukrainians who have entered Bulgaria since Russia’s February 24 2022 invasion of Ukraine has passed the million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria probes reports of properties bought by sanctioned Russians

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has assigned the State Agency for National Security to investigate allegations that Russian citizens and

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Bulgaria 

Two-thirds of Ukrainians who sought shelter in Bulgaria have quit the country

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, Ukraine

About two-thirds of Ukrainians who sought shelter in Bulgaria after fleeing Russia’s war on their country have moved on elsewhere,

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Bulgaria 

Russian ambassador ‘does not know why’ Bulgarian journalist declared wanted

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s ambassador in Sofia, Eleonora Mitrofanova, told reporters on December 29 that she had “no information” on why her country

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria summons Russian ambassador over Kremlin’s warrant for Bulgarian journalist

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

Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Sofia in connection with reports that

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Bulgaria 

Opponents of Bulgaria sending military aid to Ukraine take matter to Constitutional Court

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Vuzrazhdane lodged an application in the Constitutional Court on December 23 for the court

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry: Logistics operation to send military aid to Ukraine has begun

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

The logistics operation to send military aid to Ukraine, in line with a vote by Bulgaria’s National Assembly, started on

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Bulgaria 

MoD: Bulgaria has given close to half a billion leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Bulgaria has provided 448 million leva humanitarian aid to Ukraine, caretaker Defence Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian weapons in service with Ukrainian territorial forces – report

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian ATGL-H anti-tank recoilless rifles have been transferred to the territorial defence forces of Ukraine, according to an Ukrainian website.

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