Flags on the municipal administration building in Razlog will be lowered to half-mast, the municipality announced on its Facebook page.
28-year-old senior lieutenant Vencislav Dunkin was born in 1996 in Razlog. He lived in Pleven because of his profession. He is one of the best Bulgarian pilots.
The mayor of Razlog municipality has expressed his sincere condolences to the relatives for the unrepentant loss of Vencislav Dunkin.
"A young human life flew to the stars. - wrote Krasimir Gerchev on his Facebook profile. - And died as I lived. A real Bulgarian fighter. One of the best young Bulgarian pilots. We mourn with his family. May God forgive him", the municipality also writes.
We express our most sincere condolences to the families, relatives and colleagues of the two worthy Bulgarian soldiers, pilots Major Petko Dimitrov and Senior Lieutenant Ventsislav Dunkin, who died in the tragic plane crash at the "Graf Ignatievo" airbase. This is what the Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil wrote.
"In these moments of deep sorrow and indescribable pain, we recall the words of Saint Ephraim the Syrian: "Do not weep hopelessly for the deceased, but pray for them. Prayer for the repose of souls is the highest gift we can give them. Let's remember that God is full of mercy and will accept into His kingdom those who seek Him with sincere faith", wrote in the condolence address published on the website of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - the Bulgarian Patriarchate.
"We pray that the All-Merciful God will accept the souls of the dead and grant them eternal rest in His Heavenly Kingdom, adds the patriarch.
May this faith strengthen us in sorrow and pain, and may the Lord grant the families of the fallen peace, comfort and strength in these difficult moments, because "the Lord is close to the brokenhearted and will save the humble in spirit" (Ps. 33:18)".
"May the memory of the fallen Bulgarian soldiers be eternal and blessed," Patriarch Daniil also wrote.