Balgarianovinite.com Two US military aircraft have landed at Bezmer Air Base in Southeastern Bulgaria, the Defence Ministry told BTA on Friday.
On July 22, the National Assembly approved the deployment in Bulgaria of up to eight Boeing KC-135 aerial refuelling tankers, together with their crews, up to 250 US service personnel carrying personal weapons and ammunition, and airfield equipment from the US Armed Forces. The deployment at Bezmer Air Base is intended to provide support for US operations in the Middle East and is authorized for the period from July 24 to October 1, 2026.
Residents of the village of Bezmer and nearby settlements, including the regional capital Yambol, have protested in recent days against the deployment of the US aircraft. On July 24, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Youth and Sports Minister Encho Keryazov met mayors from municipalities and settlements across Yambol Region to discuss the issue.
On July 30, Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova held a telephone conversation with her Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. Regarding the deployment of the US aerial refuelling aircraft in Bulgaria, Minister Petrova stressed that it is out of the question for any direct military actions linked to the conflict in the Middle East to be carried out from Bulgarian territory. First Two US Aircraft Arrive at Bezmer Base under Middle East Support Deployment 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-31 15:09:00 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