Geography of Bulgaria

Bulgaria will import parts and materials from Russia to ensure the safe operation of the Kozloduy NPP. At today's meeting, the government approved a derogation from the sanctions of the European Union, which prohibit the import of certain parts and materials from Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

11 were detained after the mass fight in Kazanlak yesterday. An old family feud between two families is at the heart of the clash that left one man dead and 11 injured. Two of them are in serious condition in the hospital in Stara Zagora.

Six people were injured in a mass fight in Kazanlak.

One woman has a fractured arm and two men are in critical condition.

One of the wounded has died, BGNES reported in the late afternoon.

They were taken to the emergency center in Kazanlak.

A 17-year-old boy died and four other youths were injured in a road accident last night on the main road Ruse - Veliko Tarnovo.

Boyko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria's GERB party, speaks at a press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria, 4 October 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV

More than 30 migrants were detained this morning near Sofia, reported the Ministry of the Interior.

They were loaded into a Bulgarian minibus, the driver of which is also Bulgarian.

The police operation took place around 8:00 a.m. this morning at the beginning of the "Struma" highway near "Lyulin" district.

Four people died in a serious accident on the Plovdiv - Pazardzhik road, the Ministry of the Interior told the National Television.

According to initial information, two cars collided head-on.

The accident happened around 4:00 p.m. on the Pazardzhik - Plovdiv road, in the section between the villages of Malo Konare and Govedare.

A yellow code for strong wind has been announced for today for the regions of Vidin, Montana, Sofia, Sofiaska, Vratsa, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Targovishte, Shumen, Burgas, Yambol, Haskovo and Kardjali.

Wind gusts of up to 20-24 m/s are expected, and for the Sofia and Vidin regions, rainfall is also included.

Disaffected Bulgarians gathered this morning in front of the Monument to the Soviet Army. They made a "living chain" and declared that they would not allow the monument to be torn down or moved.

The protesters then headed to the building of the Metropolitan Municipality. There they chanted "Resignation", "No to war, yes to peace".

SOFIA  - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday in Kostinbrod, Bulgaria, he hoped the construction of a Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector would be completed by October and that gas would start flowing by the end of the year.