Bulgaria says US military aircraft flew only to NATO countries for exercises

Two US military tanker aircraft recently stationed at Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base conducted flights only to NATO countries for exercises and training, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Monday.

The aircraft “have not made a single flight south,” Radev told a news conference in Sofia, according to the Bulgarian News Agency.

He said their only flights were to NATO countries north and west of Bulgaria to participate in exercises and training activities.