representatives of Bulgaria Presenter The draft resolution to the National Assembly according to which Bulgaria delivers 100 BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. Bulgarian representatives claimed that combat vehicles produced between 1960-1980 (150 units) were still owned by the Bulgarian gendarmerie, but that they were no longer needed.
The project is supported by three parties in the Bulgarian Parliament, as well as the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
This is equipment that we pay a lot of money to store and maintain and that our forces have never used. It will in no way disrupt the combat capability of the Bulgarian army
– said the actor Ivailo Merchev.
The actor later clarified this The armored vehicles in question are in poor technical condition, but, according to him, they will be useful to Ukraineeg as a spare part.
Ivailo Merchev expressed his hope that their country would continue to receive the military aid promised by the United States of America in return for providing Ukraine with Soviet equipment.
According to some information, this is military assistance Covers an unknown number of US-made M2 Bradley armored personnel carriers and Stryker armored personnel carriers, Which would undoubtedly be a huge improvement over the Soviet build produced in the 1960’s which is now considered obsolete.
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