Russia announced that it has struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea, traveling to Odessa, in the context of ongoing drone attacks against Ukrainian port facilities and ships. #Русия #Украйна #дронове (translated)

Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev expressed Bulgaria's ambition to establish a land and maritime border that would serve as a benchmark for security in the EU during the international conference "Black Sea and Eastern Europe: Key to Europe's Security." #Сигурност #ЧерноМоре #ЕвропейскиСъюз (translated)

We are responsible for the territorial sea. In the economic zone, these are international waters. Perhaps contact should be maintained through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the Ministry of Defense has not entered into contact, and there is no point in us making contact. This was reported by Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov. #България #ЧерноМоре #ВоеннаСигурност (translated)
Bulgaria will not conduct new military operations near the attacked merchant ships in the Black Sea, announced Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov, who added that an investigation of the sunken ship ALFA WATAN will be organized by the Ministry of Transport. #България #ЧерноМоре #ВоеннаСигурност (translated)

Asked whether they have been in contact with Romania and Turkey to ensure the security of navigation in the Black Sea, Dimitar Stoyanov said that this is not the job of the Ministry of Defense because it is responsible for the territorial sea. #ЧерноМоре #НАТО #Дрон (translated)
Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced that Bulgaria expects an underwater drone and satellite images to investigate a sunken ship in the Black Sea, but no new operations by the Navy or Air Force are currently planned. #ЧерноМоре #НАТО #Дрон (translated)

Following the attacks in the Black Sea, Minister Velislava Petrova announced that a moratorium is being prepared on strikes against commercial ships, emphasizing the importance of safe navigation in the region and the need for diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue. #ЧерноМоре #търговскиКораби #деескалация (translated)

Minister Velislava Petrova called for a lasting solution to the security of shipping in the Black Sea, emphasizing the need for joint European actions and dialogue with France to address the escalation of attacks on commercial vessels. #ЧерноМоре #безопасност #корабоплаване (translated)

On behalf of NATO, we made only one inquiry right after the drone fell near Kardam. We requested an enhancement of surveillance of our airspace with radar equipment for situational awareness. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said that no new operations are planned to survey the ship that sank in the Black Sea. #ЧерноМоре #НАТО #ДимитърСтоянов (translated)
Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced that no new operations are planned to investigate the sunken ship in the Black Sea and will request NATO assistance for radar means to protect the area. #ЧерноМоре #НАТО #ДимитърСтоянов (translated)

The strike on commercial ships in the Black Sea raises questions about security in the region and the future of grain trade, as the situation poses a risk of reduced traffic and increased insurance costs. #Украйна #ЧерноМорe #война (translated)

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova called for a moratorium on attacks against commercial vessels in the Black Sea and for joint EU actions to guarantee security in the region. #ЧерноМоре #Сигурност #ЕС (translated)

Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov stated that no new military operations in the Black Sea are planned following the attack on two ships, with additional actions expected from the Ministry of Transport and an increase in surveillance from NATO. #ЧерноМоре #ВоеннаСигурност #НАТО (translated)

The threats are much more serious at the moment, given the war in Ukraine, and we acknowledge that they will remain serious even after the war ends, so we aim to equip ourselves with much more serious and reliable technology, including additional ships, equipment, anti-drone systems; we will do everything necessary and possible. Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told reporters that work is being done extremely actively to strengthen the capacity, as a whole in the EU, including Bulgaria, to operate more successfully in the Black Sea. #ЧерноМоре #ВойнаВУкрайна #НационалнаСигурност (translated)
Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev announced that Bulgaria is actively working to strengthen its military capacity in the Black Sea to address the serious threats arising from the war in Ukraine. #ЧерноМоре #ВойнаВУкрайна #НационалнаСигурност (translated)

This was stated by President Iliyana Yotova in an interview with bTV. There will be a note, diplomatic negotiations, and everything necessary in such a situation, as the National Security Advisory Council sharply condemned this attack, emphasized Yotova. Attacks on ships in the Black Sea have become too frequent, and we must be cautious about when we activate Article 4 of the treaty with the Alliance, so that the text of the pact is not devalued, Yotova explained. Iliyana Yotova added that what Bulgaria has requested from the EU is a more precise specificity for the newly adopted strategy for the Black Sea, as well as Bulgaria having the opportunity to access all video surveillance systems that the EU possesses. Yotova also stated that Bulgaria can participate very actively in a coalition for peace. Yotova pointed out that she is considering three options for the war in Ukraine - based on small steps in an agreement for the Black Sea or an energy truce, a truce that is linked to a European proposal on the negotiating table with all the proposals that the EU can make, and multi-layered diplomacy for genuine peace. Yotova stated that she has seen the footage of the beating carried out by the perpetrator Ognyan Atanasov, also known as "The Petritch Escobar" in the central Sofia prison. #Дронове #ЧерноМоре #България (translated)
Iliyana Yotova announced that Bulgaria will respond to the drone attack in the Black Sea with diplomatic measures, but without activating Article 4 of the NATO treaty. #Дронове #ЧерноМоре #България (translated)

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea from its eastern coastline, marking the fourth such launch in the last month and following a successful test of a South Korean hypersonic missile. #СевернаКорея #балистичниракети #напрежение (translated)

North Korea fired ballistic missiles with a range of over 900 kilometers into the Sea of Japan, which South Korea described as a demonstration of military strength. #СевернаКорея #ЮжнаКорея #балистичниракети (translated)
