Bulgaria to Provide Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine

September 28, 2023

The Defense Post

Bulgaria’s parliament on Wednesday decided to send aging, Soviet-era air defense missile systems to Ukraine, its first such shipment to Kyiv from a country bitterly divided over the issue. An undisclosed number of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems — which Bulgaria said it is unable to repair — will be sent to Ukraine, following the decision by lawmakers. The missiles to be sent to Ukraine are thought to be over 30 years old, said Admiral Emil Evtimov, Bulgaria’s Chief of Defense. Some were even dangerous to keep, since they had not passed maintenance tests, he added.

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