Bulgaria will obtain round 500 million euros ($519.5 million) from Kyiv's greatest donors in compensation for its army help to Ukraine, the European information website Euractiv reported on Feb. 7.
"By serving to Ukraine, we are literally serving to ourselves," Bulgarian Protection Minister Atanas Zapryanov mentioned.
Sofia has already acquired 174 million euros ($180 million) from Denmark underneath two contracts associated to army help for Ukraine.
Authorities count on at the least one other 300 million euros ($311 million) from the U.S. and the European Fee as compensation for sending army gear to Kyiv.
Bulgaria has offered Ukraine with outdated Soviet-era army gear, with funds acquired from NATO and EU allies being reinvested into buying fashionable Western weapons.
The nation had already despatched six army help packages, together with ammunition, armored autos, and faulty air protection missiles that can be utilized for spare elements, Zapryanov mentioned.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy
Whereas the Bulgarian authorities doesn’t disclose particular particulars about what’s being despatched, it’s identified that a good portion consists of ammunition and missiles for Ukraine's S-300 air protection techniques. In 2024, Bulgaria additionally despatched 150 armored autos and Soviet-made "Gvozdika" self-propelled howitzers.
Regardless of the monetary and strategic advantages for Bulgaria's army, pro-Russian forces within the nation proceed to oppose sending help to Ukraine.
Kostadin Kostadinov, chief of Bulgaria's pro-Russian Revival celebration, echoed Kremlin narratives on Jan. 11, claiming that Southern Bessarabia, a part of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast, must be "returned" to Bulgaria.
Posting on Fb, Kostadinov argued that "Ukraine is falling aside" and that Bulgarians are the "indigenous inhabitants" of the area, with historic ties predating Ukraine's management of the territory.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy