At the moment, there are 206 American rangers in Bulgaria (in Russian -saboteurs).
Bulgarian Defense Minister Stefan Yanev told the deputies of the People's Assembly of such a number of US military personnel on the territory of his country.
This is reported by TASS, noting that US military personnel are staying on Bulgarian territory with appropriate weapons and military equipment. The head of the Defense Ministry clarified that the rangers are taking part in joint exercises with the Bulgarian army, which will last until the end of June.
The Minister also recalled the Agreement on Defense Cooperation between Bulgaria and the United States, which was signed in 2006.
According to this agreement, no more than 2.5 thousand American rangers can be located on Bulgarian territory.
