The Bulgarian parliament voted to send additional military and technical support to Ukraine, including some 100 Soviet-era armored vehicles from the NATO country’s reserves. The vote in parliament late on July 21 was 148-52 in favor of the government’s proposal to provide the aid to Kyiv, which is battling against Russia’s full-scale invasion that began in February 2022. In early July, the National Assembly instructed the government to speed up the process of renewal of stockpiles of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and other armaments, a move that could allow for the sending of reserve supplies to Ukraine. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service, click here.
Bulgaria Approves Shipment Of Soviet-Era Armored Vehicles, Other Support For Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov meet in Sofia on July 6.