The Russian Ambassador in Bulgaria was not pleased with the name changes around the Embassy

"We would strongly support the initiative of the Sofia administration in case the new name change discussed is a tribute to the memory of Soviet heroes Marshals Tymoshenko, Rybalko, Kozhedub, Colonels Generals Zhmachenko and Lyudnikov, legendary guerrilla commander Kovpak and many other heroes made famous in battle for my Motherland and the freedom of Europe. We preserve the memory and deeply respect the great figures of culture and science, who have made a great contribution to the development of world civilization. For such heroes - eternal memory and glory."

This was stated today at her regular weekly briefing by the Ambassador of Russia Eleonora Mitrofanova. Thus, she commented on the renaming of the alley in front of the Embassy as "Heroes of Ukraine" and the space between Dragan Tsankov Blvd. and Latinka, Konstantin Shtarkelov and F.J. Curie Streets to be named after "Boris Nemtsov".

"If the residents of the Bulgarian capital are offered to walk not far from the street named after the followers of Hitler's aide - Bandera, the Russian side has every moral right to express a strong protest against the desire of official Sofia to show solidarity with the Nazi regime in Kyiv. Please resolve this fundamental issue now," Mitrofanova added.

The ambassador of the Russian Federation said that the pages of the history of her homeland preserve the memory of the "feats of the sons of the Ukrainian land, who fearlessly fight against the brown plague in the ranks of the Soviet army"

In her regular briefing, Eleonora Mitrofanova also touched on the following topics:

Regarding the war in Ukraine, she explained that "the special operation continues", saying that "the...