Andrey Botsev

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The results of the Bulgarian armed forced shown in 2018 are positive and the past year can be considered as successful. This was announced by the Chief of Defence General Andrey Botsev before…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - The most important project for the modernization of the Bulgarian armed forces, the one for the purchase of new armored vehicles, continues to be delayed after the latest MoD plans to send request…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Bulgarian Air Force reports that the main tasks set in its Action Plan for the previous 2018, have been successfully accomplished and the troops are capable of performing missions and…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - On one of the last days of 2018 (28th December), the Bulgarian Defence Ministry published a summary information about a number of positive trends and results reported in the past year, learned…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov and the Chief of Defence General Andrey Botsev took part in the traditional videoconference with the national commanders of the Bulgarian military…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) - At the request of Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, today (12th December), at its meeting the Bulgarian government voted to direct an extra BGN 113.6 million toward the needs of the…

BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – Today (29th November) at a ceremony held at Macedonia Square in Blagoevgrad, the Bulgaria’s 37th military contingent was officially sent to participate in NATO mission in Afghanistan "Resolute…

NOVO SELO, Bulgaria, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Last week, on 26 October, the Special Operations Forces of the B-9 member states together with servicemen of U.S. aviation held the final stage of the multinational military exercise “Thracian…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence announced that this week, the Bulgarian Chief of Defence General Andrey Botsev participated in the 3rd Counter Violent Extremist Organizations conference, which is…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (BulgarianMilitary.com) – A regular annual conference of the NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee at the level of Chiefs of Defence, was held in Warsaw, Poland from 28 to 30 September 2018. The Chief of…

Bulgarian Army Commander, Maj Gen Andrey Botsev, was formally proposed on Wednesday as the new Chief of Defense of the country's military. Vice Admiral Emil Eftimov, who was appointed ad interim after his predecessor quit, has served for…