United to win: Bulgaria provides Ukraine with new military aid package

Bulgaria continues to provide Ukraine with various types of weapons, equipment, and ammunition as part of its defense assistance. The list of contents of the support package is being updated again.

According to Bulgarian National Radio BNR, the Acting Minister of Defense of Bulgaria, Atanas Zapryanov, stated this.

The minutes of the last meeting of the interim government in Bulgaria evidence the allocation of weapons, equipment, and ammunition.

As indicated in the resolution of the Bulgarian Cabinet of Ministers, Sofia's new assistance package for Ukraine contains a confidential full list of contents.

Meanwhile, it is also noted that the assistance is provided in accordance with the agreement from the end of 2022, which also remained secret.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defense assured then that military assistance to Ukraine would not harm the Bulgarian army's capabilities.

Zapryanov told Bulgarian journalists that this is the seventh addition to the list of military assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the year.

In addition, it is noted that since the beginning of Russia's large-scale military aggression against Ukraine, Kyiv has handed over to Sofia a list of necessary weapons.

At the last meeting in September, the acting head of the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense, Zapryanov, assured the Ukrainian ambassador that his country would continue to assist Kyiv.

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Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war, Bulgaria has been providing Ukraine with various assistance, including defense assistance.

In September 2023, it became known that the Bulgarian parliament voted behind closed doors to supply Ukraine with unusable S-300 missiles.

In July last year, the Bulgarian authorities announced the transfer of 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of the most extensive military assistance package. However, in December, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the free provision of armored vehicles to Ukraine.

Later, the Bulgarian National Assembly (parliament) overrode President Rumen Radev's veto on the supply of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. In early February, Bulgaria sent the first of a hundred promised armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.

Bulgaria is currently delaying the supply of 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine because the Ministry of Defense has asked NATO to cover the transportation costs.

Additionally, Bulgaria will be providing approximately 150 thousand euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine in response to the challenging situation resulting from the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation.

Bulgaria will also help Ukraine with English courses for Ukrainian pilots who will fly F-16 fighters.

It should be noted that Bulgaria has decided to join the joint purchase of shells for Ukraine.