After Iran launched a direct attack on Israel, the situation escalated. Now we have to watch what the response will be and its proportionality. There is a response step that escalates. There is no direct danger for us. This does not require our armed forces to take any measures, to change their readiness. They have other tasks, such as in the event of a possible increase in migrant pressure or the activation of terrorist cells in Europe. In this regard, we are ready to increase the readiness of our composition. This was stated by the Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov in the program “ More from the day” according to BNT.
„Sometimes we find ourselves purposefully and deliberately by malicious well-wishers of Bulgaria, who involve it in events in which they have nothing to do, referring to the case of the exploding pagers. In such moments, we strengthen the security of strategic objects in the country, he explained and specified that the meetings of the security council activate the state's system for preparing and responding to such events.
According to the data of the special services, there are already 100,000 refugees. It is expected that if the situation escalates, they will grow to 500,000 and part of this flow will be directed to Europe. We now have 500 army men on the border. If necessary, we can double or triple this presence, assured Minister Zapryanov.
„An investigation is underway into the incident of “Graf Ignatievo”. Our inspectorate is now working to investigate this aviation accident. They have all the black box data. I was informed that the report will be ready in the middle of this month and we will be able to answer what happened. I want a broader view of the overall organization of flight crew training, discipline, compliance with safety measures, planning, conducting and reporting of flights. Such a group is working and I hope that by the end of the month it will be finished, and that I will have received a complex picture so that if there are guilty officials, they will bear their responsibility, Minister Zapryanov also said.