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President Radev and senior officials attend memorial service for fallen Bulgarian soldiers

Photo: BGNES-archive

A series of memorial services for the fallen Bulgarian soldiers are taking place at war memorials and military cemeteries in Bulgaria on Archangel All Soul's Day.

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev attended a military ceremony and a memorial service in front of the Military Mausoleum-Ossuary at the Central Sofia Cemetery. Caretaker Minister of Defence Dimitar Stoyanov, National Assembly Defence Committee Chairman Hristo Gadzhev, Bulgaria’s Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov and other senior military officials attended the event.

“Let us today remember all those who perished for Bulgaria’s freedom and independence, and our dear departed who are no longer with us. May God rest their souls in peace”, President Radev said.




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