Bulgaria provided Ukraine with the first batch of armored personnel carriers: the country's defense minister said how many were transferred

Todor Tagarev announced that Ukraine received from Help for Bulgaria from Bulgaria/Collage 24 Channel, Unsplash, Photo by Luba Ertel

The Bulgarian Defense Minister said that the country has already delivered the first batch of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. According to the published data, it is said about 30 units of equipment.

At the same time, he announced that such support is not all the help he will receive our state is from Bulgaria. According to him, in general it is planned to transfer 100 armored personnel carriers.

Ready for regional challenges

< p>The head of the Bulgarian defense department, Todor Tagarev, said that his country has already provided our state with 30 armored personnel carriers. However, this was only the first batch, since in total it is planned to provide about a hundred armored personnel carriers.

The operation to transport armored vehicles began on January 29, 2024. And only then, namely on March 7, the first convoy of 30 cars set off for Ukraine. It is noted that the total cost of the military assistance package exceeded 94 thousand dollars.

Tagarev noted that it was impossible to speed up the supply of military aid. However, he emphasized the importance of constant support for our state.

According to him, Bulgaria remains vigilant in monitoring the current situation, and is also in a state of readiness for certain regional challenges.

What preceded this

• Parliament On July 21, Bulgaria supported the supply of a large batch of armored personnel carriers to Ukraine from the warehouses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The decision was not quick, but after lengthy debate it was decided to transfer 100 armored personnel carriers.
• On November 22, the Bulgarian parliament ratified the law on the transfer to Ukraine of 100 decommissioned armored personnel carriers from the warehouses of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs. 152 deputies supported the agreement, 57.
• were against it, however, on December 4, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed this document. In particular, this law was returned to parliament for discussion.
• Radev explained his decision by saying that the deputies allegedly “were not sufficiently familiar with the specific conditions of the transfer.” Moreover, he assured that Bulgaria needs these armored personnel carriers to protect its borders.
• Subsequently, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov noted that Radev’s veto on the transfer of 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine could be overcome the majority of people's representatives in parliament.
• At the same time, the country's Foreign Minister Maria Gabriel expressed disappointment over the veto imposed on the agreement on the supply of armored vehicles to Ukraine. Gabrielle emphasized that the need for 100 armored personnel carriers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs intended for Bulgaria has disappeared.