site.btaBolhrad Region Loses Three Bessarabian Bulgarians in April Combat

Three Bessarabian Bulgarians from the Bolhrad region lost their lives at the front in April, the Bolhrad Regional Military Administration announced on its website Monday.

Artsyz Municipality in Bolhrad Region said goodbye to Dmitro Arabadji, who died in action and was laid to rest in his home village of Vinogradovka (formerly Burgudji). The 42-year-old's funeral was attended by local residents and members of the Artsyz Municipal Council.

Stepan Minzhiryan, age 38, died from wounds sustained while carrying out a combat mission in Sumy Region. Minzhiryan, who served in Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service, was born in the Bessarabian Bulgarian village of Novi Troyan in Horodnenska Hromada.

Stepan Kara, aged 23, was killed on April 19 during a combat operation in Kharkiv Region. A volunteer since the start of the war, Kara was of Bulgarian origin and came from Budzhak Municipality in Bolhrad Region.