Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

MFA is following the case of mobilised Bulgarian citizen in Ukraine

Lyubomir Kirov

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry is monitoring the case of Lyubomir Kirov, a dual Bulgarian-Ukrainian citizen who has reportedly been mobilised in Ukraine despite holding a disability certificate (TELK) for a serious arm impairment. 

The ministry has confirmed that it is in contact with Kirov’s family and the Ukrainian authorities, and is working to protect his rights. Under Ukrainian law, dual nationals with Ukrainian citizenship are subject to certain obligations while in the country, including mobilisation, the ministry added.

Born in the Bulgarian town of Sandanski in 1997, Kirov had travelled to Ukraine to care for his elderly grandmother.


Earlier on Wednesday, Stoyan Taslakov, chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Bulgarians Abroad, raised concerns over a case in which a Bulgarian citizen with a disability was reportedly forcibly mobilised by Ukrainian authorities despite his status and without any formal notification to Bulgarian institutions. The report was cited by the party Vazrazhdane via the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). 


Editor: Miglena Ivanova
Posted in English by E. Radkova



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Morning mist, sunny skies by day

On Wednesday at dawn, temperatures will range between 8 and 14°C , and up to 18°C along the Black Sea coast. In Sofia, it will be around 9°C.  In the easternmost regions, low clouds are expected before noon, with morning mists possible in some low-lying..

published on 9/23/25 7:05 PM
Bulgaria's Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov

Bulgaria will join the drone wall along the EU’s eastern borders

Bulgaria will join the drone wall that the European Union plans to create soon along its eastern borders. Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov confirmed the news in Veliko Tarnovo, which was announced by the European Commission Spokesperson Thomas..

published on 9/23/25 5:57 PM

Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova: Bulgaria will not change its tax system

Bulgaria will not change its tax system or policy, said Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova in Veliko Tarnovo in relation to the conclusions from the latest regular mission of the International Monetary Fund in the country and the recommendations..

published on 9/23/25 5:24 PM