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The majority of the Bulgarian community in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast is under Russian occupation The Bulgarians in the area are in 30 Bulgarian villages in Berdiansk the chairman of the Zaporizhzhia regional Bulgarian society Vasil Mitkov told BTA "The situation in Zaporizhzhia is complicated It is already felt that the Ukrainian army is preparing for an offensive This gives us hope and faith for the liberation of the occupied territories and victory," he also shared Many representatives of the Bulgarian community from Berdiansk Melitopol and Prymorsk managed to move in time to the city of Zaporizhzhia "I would say that many of our compatriots found shelter in Bulgaria these are our representantives and members of Bulgarian societies the main part of the community is under occupation From time to time we hear from our compatriots from Pryazovske The connection is complicated and not always possible What they tell us is that it is not easy for them under occupation They are afraid to talk more because the phones are tapped But also from what they tell us it is clear that they are facing great difficulties" said Vasil Mitkov and added that several Bulgarians in the occupied territories were arrested they are included in the list for exchange The Bulgarian community in Zaporizhzhia Oblast numbers 27,764 people according to official statistics from the last census in Ukraine in 2001 The main part of Bulgarians lives in nearly 30 villages between the cities of Berdiansk and Melitopol as well as in the towns of Prymorsk and Pryazovske The so-called Tavriyan Bulgarians settled on the territory of modern Zaporizhzhia in 1861-62 They are the descendants of the Bessarabian Bulgarians from the southern part of modern Ukraine and Moldova the Tavriyan Bulgarians organized Bulgarian societies Nine Bulgarian organizations were established the Prymorsk Regional Ukrainian-Bulgarian Polytechnic Lyceum was opened Bust-monuments of Vasil Levski in the city of Berdiansk Pryazovske district and of Hadji Dimitar in the city of Melitopol were built Follow Novinite.com on Twitter and Facebook Write to us at editors@novinite.com Информирайте се на Български - Novinite.bg We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria Bulgarian businesses are actively recruiting students to fill seasonal positions for the upcoming summer offering earnings ranging from 4,000 to 6,000 leva A Romanian family paid 3,084.60 leva (1,500 euros) for medical treatment at the Burgas University Hospital following a serious road accident A 33-year-old man from the village of Semchinovo has been taken into custody by the police for physically assaulting a 10-year-old child Bulgarian educational institutions have witnessed a growing presence of Russian cultural initiatives raising concerns about potential propaganda targeting young students Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the round of 16 at the Madrid Masters after securing a straight-sets win over Britain’s Jacob Fearnley The Bulgarian mobile operator A1 has confirmed that it is experiencing technical difficulties affecting both calls and text messages across its network The European Commission has strongly condemned the circumstances surrounding the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna European countries are struggling to mobilize even 25,000 troops to Ukraine for a potential peacekeeping mission President Donald Trump has made mixed statements regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions in the ongoing war in Ukraine The European Union is considering the possibility of separating Ukraine and Moldova in their EU accession processes due to Hungary's opposition to Ukraine's membership talks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a short-term "ceasefire" from 8 to 10 May Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a so-called "humanitarian" truce to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update Housing Prices Soar in Bulgaria’s Major Cities as Demand and Supply Strain Increase “The dropping of grenades from drones was recorded on the territory controlled by the Ukrainian military our soldiers managed to fire several well-aimed shots and destroy an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)," the press service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine reported on January 10 Adverse weather conditions did not allow the military to get to another enemy UAV It quickly gained altitude and changed its course towards the positions of militants The wreckage of the destroyed drone was handed over to the investigating authorities from the Joint Forces to investigate and document the violation of the Minsk agreements by the Russian occupation forces While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - 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