Military prosecutors investigate drone strike on cargo ship
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The Chelsea-3 has docked in Burgas following a drone strike in the Black Sea, an incident now under formal investigation by military prosecutors. Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov confirmed the government has requested anti-drone systems and patrol aircraft from NATO to bolster the maritime surveillance and defense of the Black Sea region.
On the domestic front, the Democratic Bulgaria coalition described the 2027 budget as a plane without a pilot, warning that the real deficit is projected to hit 5%. While the opposition worries about the future of the treasury, the judiciary is worried about its own; rival factions are currently holding hearings to see who will control the new Supreme Judicial Council.
Four Prime Ministers, including Boyko Borissov and Ivan Kostov, issued a rare joint letter warning that peace is no longer guaranteed and that submitting to Russian pressure will not secure it. In Sofia, police are investigating a knife attack on two youths in the city center, and analysts note that restricted access to communist-era security archives is beginning to fuel a certain nostalgia for the totalitarian past.