Bulgaria is unable to continue accommodating Ukrainian refugees in "deluxe" seaside hotels and urges them to be more realistic about the situation, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said on Tuesday

Evacuation is underway from the Bulgarian bulk carrier Tsarevna, stranded at the besieged Ukrainian seaport of Mariupol since the start of the Russian military operation, the Bulgarian prime minister said on Wednesday

Representatives of fishing companies in Varna, Bulgaria have called for the suspension of fishing for several months and a declaration of emergency in the region due to drifting Ukrainian mines in the Black Sea, local media reported on Tuesday

The Bulgarian navy will look into reports that a stray mine has been seen in the Black Sea, the national defense ministry said

Bulgaria's gas transport operator Bulgartransgaz stopped natural gas supplies to neighboring Serbia, Romania, as well as Hungary further north after a pipeline, ruptured near the city of Varna