The logistics operation to send military aid to Ukraine, in line with a vote by Bulgaria’s National Assembly, started on December 23, said Deputy Defense Minister of Bulgaria, Katerina Gramatikova, APA reports citing theSofiaGlobe.
Gramatikova made the statement as it emerged that head of state President Roumen Radev had promulgated Parliament’s decision in the State Gazette, thus not heeding a call by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for him to veto the move.
Defence Chief Admiral Emil Eftimov said that 2023 would be “the year of the ground forces”.
He said that the project for infantry combat vehicles, the procedure of which has been restarted, was expected to be implemented in 2023.