To date, 52,000 Ukrainian citizens reside in Bulgaria, and 14,000 of them work and are practically tax payers in our country . The number of Ukrainians who arrived in Bulgaria after the start of the Russian war on February 24, 2022 exceeded a million, Ukrainian ambassador to Bulgaria Olesya Ilashchuk says.
In Burgas, she attended the official opening of the "Days of Ukrainian Cuisine" in the Ethnographic Museum. The event is part of the latest initiative of the local Regional History Museum "The language of cuisine: diplomacy, history, culture”.
"As an embassy, we have witnessed the successful integration of Ukrainian citizens in Bulgaria and the development of their own business on their part. Solid investments also come from Ukraine. These are common success stories and proof of the advantages and opportunities for the development of the Bulgarian economy, added Ilashchuk.
According to her, the results of teamwork in the educational sphere are extremely positive. This is the reason for the increase in the number of Ukrainian children integrated into the Bulgarian education system.
"I am very happy with the positive examples in which Ukrainians find work and can successfully realize themselves and be useful not only in Burgas, but also in the whole of Bulgaria. I am happy when I hear about talented Ukrainian children who, with creativity or in sports, give pride to the local government. All these successes are ours in common and demonstrate how close we are. Mutual aid is a common code in the mentality of both Bulgarians and Ukrainians," Ilashchuku also said, quoted by BTA.
She commented that Ukraine is grateful for all kinds of humanitarian and technical assistance that Bulgaria provides to the country. This supports the moral determination of Ukrainians to fight the unjust aggression and genocide by the Russian occupiers, added Ilashchuk.