The Russian forces are opening a humanitarian corridor on May 5, 6 and 7, from 8 AM until 6 PM Moscow time, for the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal steel mills in Mariupol, the Russian TASS reports.
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to help save the lives of the remaining Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal. Russian forces have been storming the defenders of the plant and have entered the tunnels of the compound.
Eleven Russian attacks have been staved off in Donbas in the past 24 hours. The Ukrainian army has taken back control of several settlements in Mykolayiv and in Kherson region, the Ukrainian state news agency UNIAN reports.
Discussions of the European Commission’s proposals for a 6th package of economic sanctions against Russia are to begin at an EU ambassadors level on 5 May. Brussels is proposing the phasing out of the import of Russian oil within the space of 6 months. Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia have reservations regarding this deadline.
Yesterday’s pro-Ukrainian initiative to wrap the monument to the Soviet army in Sofia in Bulgarian and Ukrainian flags was interrupted in the evening by pro-Russian protesters. The police intervened to prevent clashes between the two protests
Ukrainian optimism clashes with European scepticism ahead of the NATO summit, with divisions emerging over defence spending and how the war will end. These are the conclusions of a report based on a new survey by the European Council on Foreign..
Under the program of the European Civil Protection Mechanism, 240 firefighters from 4 countries arrived in Greece to help their Greek colleagues, the Bulgarian Fire Protection Directorate has reported. Due to the high temperatures..
The newly elected Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil attended a reception at the US Embassy on the occasion of Independence Day, BGNES reported. The head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church was invited by Ambassador Kenneth Merten to attend the..
The Balkans are attracting more and more medical tourists, with Turkiye being the undisputed leader, ranking among the top 10 most preferred countries..
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will immediately return the second government- forming mandate , DPS Co-chairman Delyan Peevski told..
Nearly 60% of parents pay for private tutoring for their children. The main reason why students have to take extra lessons is poor-quality preparation..
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