Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

900 U.S. troops already deployed in Bulgaria

New multinational battle groups have already been deployed in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
Photo: EPA/BGNES / Photo: ЕПА/БГНЕС

NATO has announced that four new multinational battle groups have reached their first level of combat readiness in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, reports BGNES news agency.

After the extraordinary NATO summit at the end of March, the Pact announced that it was creating four additional multinational battle groups in Eastern Europe. 2,100 troops from Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and the US are already in Slovakia. 800 troops from Croatia are deployed in Hungary, and 3,300 soldiers from France, Belgium, Italy and the US are in Romania.

So far, the Alliance has had permanent multinational units only in the Baltic states and Poland. Normally, the battlegroups amount to 1,000-1,200 troops, but their numbers have increased because of the war in Ukraine




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Policeman passes away while guarding protest blockade of the parliament

Before the fifth vote of no confidence against the government of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, opposition MPs from "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria" blocked the entrance to the courtyard of the parliament. They said..

published on 9/18/25 10:19 AM

Introduction of the EES system starts at border crossings of Bulgaria

On October 12, 2025, the phased introduction of the Entry/Exit System (EES) at the border crossings of Bulgaria begins. The system will apply to citizens of non-EU countries who travel to European countries using the EES for a..

published on 9/18/25 8:59 AM

Trakia University hosts seminar "Dairy Cattle Breeding: The US Experience"

The Trakia University in Stara Zagora is hosting a seminar today on the topic of "Dairy Cattle Breeding: Genetics and Economics. The US Experience," the university has reported. The forum is organized jointly with the US Department..

published on 9/18/25 7:05 AM