Rumen Radev
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- 8h ago
Bulgarian parliament speaker's bodyguard shoves journalist to ground, officer arrested
A National Security Service officer protecting Mihaela Dotsova pushed journalist Sonya Koltuklieva onto a Sofia pavement on 22 October. Injury reports vary, and the officer has been arrested.
- 2d ago
Romanian PM Luca Niculescu calls Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev on Black Sea security
Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu phoned Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Wednesday, 21 October, about coordination on Black Sea security. It was his first official call from the Victoria Palace, a day after he was sworn in with his cabinet.
- 3d ago
NATO sends surveillance, radar and drone assets to Black Sea after ship attacks
NATO ambassadors agreed on Tuesday, 20 October, to send patrol aircraft, radar and intelligence staff to the Black Sea after drone attacks on merchant ships near Romania and Bulgaria. Military analysts assess Russia as the likely source, but NATO has not named a perpetrator.
- 4d ago
Bulgarian court issues arrest warrants for two German suspects in Starlink arson
The pair allegedly burned eight antennas on 9 October at a site south of Sofia, then left Bulgaria the same evening. The case comes amid similar attacks in Poland and Lithuania, where officials suspect Russia.
- Oct 14
Drone attacks on Black Sea ships leave at least 23 seafarers missing or dead
Romania resumed the search for seven missing sailors from a drone-hit tanker, while Bulgaria asked NATO for fighter jets and drone defences after two more merchant ships were struck.
- Oct 14
Bulgaria confirms fire at Starlink site near Sofia, probe into possible sabotage
Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed a fire at a Starlink facility near Sofia on Wednesday, 14 October, and declined to give details while the investigation runs. The incident follows an arson attack on a Starlink ground station near Warsaw on 23 September.
- Oct 13
Drones hit two ships off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, one sinks, Radev says
The Malta-flagged Chelsea 3, Ukrainian-owned, was hit by three drones about 18 nautical miles off Bulgaria's coast, and a second vessel sank in the same area, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said on Tuesday, 13 October. All 15 crew of the Chelsea 3 were rescued.
- Oct 13
Houthi attacks on Saudi airports kill 19 as EU postpones Gulf summit
The Saudi-led coalition puts the October toll from Houthi attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports at 19 dead and 364 injured. The EU has postponed indefinitely a planned summit with Gulf states as the fighting in Yemen spreads.
- Oct 6
Bulgaria halts search for missing crew after Black Sea drone attacks sink cargo ship
Bulgarian authorities have ended search operations for ten missing crew members after air and naval drone strikes damaged two commercial vessels off the coast of Byala, prompting emergency security talks and EU satellite surveillance.
- Oct 3
Greece returns remains of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria in exchange for 48 relics
Greek and Bulgarian leaders concluded a mutual repatriation on Saturday in Thessaloniki, trading the bones of medieval ruler Tsar Samuel for 48 ecclesiastical treasures taken during World War I.
- Oct 2
Mitsotakis tours Pieria and Thessaloniki to promote regional projects and shore up northern support
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched a two-day tour of Pieria and Thessaloniki on 2 October 2026, meeting local officials in Kolindros before events at Mount Olympus and a relic handover with Bulgaria.
- Oct 1
Bulgaria Prime Minister Rumen Radev urges European Union to open direct peace talks with Russia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev called on European leaders at a Brussels conference to reopen diplomatic dialogue with Moscow, warning that military aid alone cannot resolve the war in Ukraine.
- Sep 24
Danish intelligence raises sabotage alert as Poland temporarily evacuates eastern border crossings
Danish intelligence raised threat levels for sabotage and cyberattacks on Thursday, while Poland temporarily evacuated eastern border crossings during Russian strikes on Ukraine.
- Sep 21
Poland evacuates eastern border posts and scrambles fighter jets during Russian strikes
Polish authorities evacuated border crossings and scrambled fighter jets on 24 September 2026 after Russian missile strikes in western Ukraine triggered regional security alerts and killed at least nine people.
- Aug 22
Two US refueling aircraft depart Bulgarian air base following regional Iranian threats
Two US Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft have departed Bezmer Air Base in Bulgaria, roughly one month after their parliament-approved deployment drew warnings of retaliation from Tehran.
- Aug 9
Explosion in Moldova near Ukraine border: police find combat drone fragments in Crocmaz
A powerful explosion shook the village of Crocmaz in Moldova's Ștefan Vodă district on Sunday, triggering a vegetation fire. Police found fragments preliminarily identified as belonging to a combat drone, with no injuries reported.
- Aug 8
Drone explodes near Bulgarian gas pipeline, Sofia summons Ukrainian ambassador
A drone exploded in northeastern Bulgaria on Saturday near the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, prompting Sofia to summon Ukraine's ambassador. Debris analysis suggests the drone was a type widely used by Ukrainian forces.
- Jun 10
Bulgaria's new defence minister halts state arms deliveries to Ukraine, calls for negotiations
Newly appointed Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov announced on 9 June 2026 that Sofia will no longer provide weapons from army stockpiles to Ukraine, urging both sides to negotiate an end to the war.
