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Acting Minister of Defense Dimitar Stoyanov

Dimitar Stoyanov was born on October 28, 1968 in Svilengrad.

In 1986, he graduated on a visit to Ukraine.

This is clear from a post on Twitter by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.

So far, there is no official information from the Ministry of Defense about the visit.

"It is an honor for me to welcome the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria, Dimitar Stoyanov

Dimitar Stoyanov was born on October 28, 1968 in Svilengrad.

In 1986, he graduated in Ukraine.

I am grateful for Bulgaria's decision to cooperate with Ukraine in the field of security.

I expect the cooperation between Ukraine and Bulgaria in the field of defense to continue to develop in the future," he wrote.

Honored to welcome Minister of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria Dimitar Stoyanov @BulgariaMod in Ukraine.


Grateful for Bulgaria's decision to provide security assistance to


Looking forward to further developing defense cooperation pic.twitter.com/BRnQENutKi

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) December 19, 2022

Dimitar Stoyanov: Military aid to Ukraine will not harm the capabilities of our army

On December 9, the Bulgarian Parliament approved with 148 votes "for", 46 "against" and one abstention on "We continue the change" the sending of weapons to Ukraine.

The decision was not supported by 20 BSP deputies and 26 from "Vazrazhdane".

Dimitar Stoyanov