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Bulgarians reacted nervously to news of a new wave of Ukrainian refugees. According to hoteliers, 20 buses with internally displaced persons from Ukraine will soon arrive at the largest seaside resort in Bulgaria – Sunny Beach.
Published information about this in the Bulgarian edition of Dir.bg caused indignant reactions from readers. “Bulgarians who suffered from floods received 300 leva once, and these people pay 40 leva a day, sit on the sea and do not work! – Victor wrote. “Why is the EU funding this? Ukraine is not included in it,” asked L. User Meskhen reminded that there are many abandoned villages in Bulgaria and suggested that immigrants from Ukraine move there. “And whoever doesn't like it, let them go back where they came from,” concluded Meskhen.
Since February 2022, more than 730,000 Ukrainian refugees have entered the territory of Bulgaria. More than 136,000 remained in the country. In terms of the number of forced Ukrainian migrants, Bulgaria ranks third behind Bulgaria and Spain.