Ministry of Defense

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has underscored that ministerial replacements during the upcoming March rotation will be considered only in cases of significant necessity. Denkov clarified that discussions about the rotation will commence with Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel, and both will establish the guiding principles for the process.

The Ministry of Defense stated that Russian air defenses shot down 12 missiles.
Ukrainian forces repelled eight Russian attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper and 44 in the direction of Bakhmut, Avdeyevka, Marin and Zaporizhzhia, the General Staff of the Armed Forces announced, adding that artillery strikes were also carried out towards Kherson.

More precisely, they will launch an initiative to reactivate the law that defines mandatory military service.
Vucevic said that such military service should last up to 4 months, and it can be shorter, but that will only be seen when the length of the training is assessed, but it will certainly not be a year or even six months long.

Day 679 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Today's air quality remains alarmingly hazardous across several cities, with fine dust particles soaring well above acceptable levels. The anticipated wind movement offers a glimmer of hope in dispersing the pollution that has gripped numerous urban areas.

There are some of our fellow citizens who, for reasons of economic survival, join the National Guard. According to the law, "their daily compensation for participating in missions is fixed at 16 euros" - if they have any missions.

It has been almost two years since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Over the past few weeks, Russian troops have launched a major offensive targeting Avdiyivka, a city in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region that Moscow also claims as its territory.

Bulgaria to provide old anti-aircraft missile complexes and anti-aircraft missiles of different types to Ukraine, to be used to strengthen its counter-air defense. This was voted for by the Defense Committee at an extraordinary meeting. With 11 votes "in favor", 4 "against" and one "abstention", the draft decision was adopted by the committee.

The Bulgarian government swiftly approved an emergency allocation of $263.3 million towards the first installment for acquiring Stryker armored vehicles, set to be paid by December 15th.

The President's veto on the Law on the Ratification of the Agreement by which Bulgaria provides APCs to Ukraine free of charge was rejected by the Defense Committee. With 11 votes "for" and 4 "against", the deputies again supported the law.