site.btaTop Brass Released, Appointed to New Positions

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, who is also Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has decreed, effective October 1, the release of Colonel Stanimir Yordanov as acting director of the Operations and Training Directorate of the Defence Staff, his appointment as Director of the same Directorate, and his promotion to the rank of brigadier general.

By another presidential decree, effective October 3, Colonel Dimitar Hlebarov was released as Head of the Communication and Information Systems Department of the Joint Forces Command, was appointed Commander of the Communication and Information Support and Cyber Defence Command, and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.

The promotion ceremony was attended by caretaker Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and the Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov.