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Explosions at Bulgarian arms factory set to export to Ukraine
Euractiv ^ | 6-25-23 | Krassen Nikolov

Posted on 06/29/2023 5:38:20 AM PDT by dynachrome

Ammunition warehouses of the Bulgarian arms company EMKO exploded early on Sunday near Karnobat, a few days after Bulgaria announced it would join the coalition to supply shells to Ukraine.

The warehouses that exploded Sunday were targeted a year ago in an instance of sabotage.

They are owned by one of the most famous Bulgarian arms manufacturers and traders, Emilian Gebrev, who, eight years ago, was the victim of an assassination attempt with a substance similar to Novichok, for which the Bulgarian prosecutor’s office accused Russian military intelligence agents.

“This is an inexplicable strong fire at midnight. The most important thing is that no one got hurt. We cannot know what happened; we still do not know what caused the explosions last year, let alone now after a few hours,” Gebrev told bTV, adding the warehouses contained materials for the manufacture of defence products.

Representatives of the company EMKO said the explosion was, like last time, the result of sabotage as there was nothing in the warehouses that could spontaneously explode.

(Excerpt) Read more at euractiv.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armsfactory; bulgaria; explosion; russia; ukraine; warpig
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A coincdence no doubt./s

"a few days after Bulgaria announced it would join the coalition to supply shells to Ukraine."

1 posted on 06/29/2023 5:38:20 AM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

“coincidence” that is. Need more cofeve.


2 posted on 06/29/2023 5:40:53 AM PDT by dynachrome (“We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.” Rand Paul)
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To: dynachrome

Maybe someone will figure it out. /s

I love “still don’t knows”.


3 posted on 06/29/2023 5:49:28 AM PDT by dforest
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To: dynachrome

Russian sabotage = shows how desperate Russia is to stop Ukraine arms

because Russia is losing


4 posted on 06/29/2023 5:56:04 AM PDT by canuck_conservative (there would be no more need for NATO, if Russia could just stop attacking its neighbors)
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To: dynachrome

Even though the Neocons have the ‘proper’ government installed in Bulgaria, it is my understanding that most people there are would prefer avoiding World War 3, which is rare in Europe, due to their cultural ties to Russia.

So it sounds like at least some Bulgarians would prefer this war to end sooner rather than later.


5 posted on 06/29/2023 5:56:44 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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Sure. Just need Russia to leave.


6 posted on 06/29/2023 6:00:48 AM PDT by rbmillerjr (Trump's lies about Cuomo being better than DeSantis on Covid is DISQUALIFYING....)
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To: BobL
would prefer this war to end sooner rather than later

that won't happen ... Russia needs to get used to a 7 Year War

and 7 years of sanctions and no European energy markets ...

7 years of empty shelves ...

7 years of Russia falling behind technologically ...


7 posted on 06/29/2023 6:01:49 AM PDT by canuck_conservative (there would be no more need for NATO, if Russia could just stop attacking its neighbors)
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I thought you guys PROMISED that Russia would go nuclear, just last week? Have you guys changed your mind or something?

As it is, with 85% of the world NOT supporting sanctions, you guys really look silly here - claiming that Russia has no market for its energy, nor access to technology.


8 posted on 06/29/2023 6:05:08 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: canuck_conservative

It is a great way to hamper the enemy in a covert way. Nobody got hurt either.

You are kind of slow aren’t ya?


9 posted on 06/29/2023 6:05:45 AM PDT by dforest
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To: rbmillerjr

“Sure. Just need Russia to leave.”

They will, once their objectives are achieved.


10 posted on 06/29/2023 6:06:06 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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Losing credibility has been achieved.


11 posted on 06/29/2023 6:08:50 AM PDT by rbmillerjr (Trump's lies about Cuomo being better than DeSantis on Covid is DISQUALIFYING....)
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To: dynachrome

Yes, certainly a coincidence. They happen all the time. The mice in the warehouses must have been playing with matches, or possibly spontaneous combustion.


12 posted on 06/29/2023 6:11:30 AM PDT by redfreedom (Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
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“Losing credibility has been achieved.”

I thought we were talking about Russia, not Biden with China, India, and about all of South America, Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia?


13 posted on 06/29/2023 6:16:33 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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"You are kind of slow aren’t ya?"


Canadian molasses slow...
14 posted on 06/29/2023 6:28:33 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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Poor souls have canned answers to everything. Thinking isn’t an option. I can’t imagine being that constrained or is it constipated? ;^)


15 posted on 06/29/2023 6:35:56 AM PDT by dforest
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"constrained or is it constipated?"


Maybe both...
16 posted on 06/29/2023 6:49:35 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: BobL

Well, ya got me there on Biden


17 posted on 06/29/2023 7:16:16 AM PDT by rbmillerjr (Trump's lies about Cuomo being better than DeSantis on Covid is DISQUALIFYING....)
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They will, once their objectives are achieved.

i don't think so. I think Ukraine will end up like Germany/Korea/Vietnam etc.... divided.

Russia is just clearing a big empty dead space in the east and will probably end up trying to neutralize Odessa region up to the Moldovan area. Then it will turn it's little eyes towards those uppity Baltic States.

The ones that should be worried are Germany and Poland. But hey, NATO has your back. We can send over our troops to defend Europe, because "everybody" says we have to. RINOs, Dems, deep state bureaucrats, flag officers hoping for that consulting gig at Raytheon/Lockheed/General Dynamics/Boeing....all the alphabet agencies.... all the smart people say we just need to kick the crap out of Russia.

18 posted on 06/29/2023 7:46:42 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (2 Timothy 4:7 "deo duce ferro comitantes" <p><b></B><P> <img src=""> )
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To: canuck_conservative

All is fare in love and war. We may well see sabotage here is US Factories in coming months—Germans did that in US in WW I.


19 posted on 06/29/2023 7:52:01 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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so it’s OK if we sabotage Russian facilities then

got it


20 posted on 06/29/2023 8:28:46 AM PDT by canuck_conservative (there would be no more need for NATO, if Russia could just stop attacking its neighbors)
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