A Bulgarian delegation comprising Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Kiril Valchev, Bulgarian Consul General in Odesa Svetoslav Ivanov, and Bulgarian folk singer Iliya Lukov laid flowers at Bulgarian monuments in Bolhrad and Banivka, Ukraine, on Friday.
In Bolhrad, the delegation paid tribute at the memorial to the Bulgarian volunteer corps and at the monuments to General Ivan Inzov – the patron of the Bessarabian Bulgarians – and Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Stoykov Rakovski.
The delegation also visited the Transfiguration Cathedral, consecrated on October 29, 1838, and restored in 2012 after a devastating fire with contributions from Bessarabian Bulgarians and Bulgaria.
Earlier in the day, the delegation visited the Georgi S. Rakovski High School, where more than 400 students study Bulgarian language, literature, and history. The school’s principal, Snezhana Skoric, guided the visitors through the school and spoke about its history.
BTA Director General Kiril Valchev presented the school with several BTA publications: Personal Stories – a collection of 55 stories by long-time BTA employees; 125 Years of the Bulgarian News Agency. History of BTA (1898–2023), chronicling the agency’s evolution; and 125 Years of the Bulgarian News Agency. The Real News. Stories on File (in Bulgarian and English), presenting major Bulgarian and international events published in BTA’s newsletters. Valchev also presented copies of the Agency’s LIK magazine.
Consul General Svetoslav Ivanov donated copies of Slav-Bulgarian History in Old Bulgarian and its Ukrainian translation to the school.
Iliya Lukov presented his book Bulgaria Is My Song and a calendar featuring traditional Bulgarian folk costumes.
In Banivka, the Bulgarian delegation laid flowers at the monument to Bulgarian Lieutenant General Ivan Kolev, known as the founder of the Bulgarian cavalry. Kolev’s monument was designed by Bulgarian architect Dimitar Yankov and erected in 2010. The delegation also visited the Ivan Kolev house museum. Bulgarian Delegation Pays Tribute at Monuments in Ukraine’s Bolhrad, Banivka THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-31 14:20:41 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law