Risk events in Bulgaria, August 2026

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81 events were recorded: 78 conflict events and 3 unrest events.

81 eventsSources: gdelt

81 events· Bulgaria

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Varna, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Varna, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Burgas, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Varna, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Varna, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Sliven, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 17 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 17 Aug 2026Assault in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Sliven, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 16 Aug 2026Assault in Burgas, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 15 Aug 2026Military force used in Pernik, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 15 Aug 2026Military posture change in Kardzhali, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 15 Aug 2026Military force used in Kardzhali, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 15 Aug 2026Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Burgas, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 13 Aug 2026Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 13 Aug 2026Assault in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Gabrovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Military posture change in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Assault in Haskovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Gabrovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in Edirne, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 10 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 10 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Assault in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Assault in Pernik, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Assault in Kardzhali, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 8 Aug 2026Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 8 Aug 2026Assault in Pernik, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 8 Aug 2026Demonstration in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in Burgas, Bulgaria · Bulgaria · 15 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
78
48 in the list
Unrest
3
2 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 60.3
78
Unrest
90-day baseline: 11
3
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010000014
2026-08-02000008
2026-08-03004000
2026-08-04002000
2026-08-050021012
2026-08-060050021
2026-08-070020010
2026-08-0800180024
2026-08-090090019
2026-08-100030038
2026-08-110070031
2026-08-120000020
2026-08-130020011
2026-08-14003008
2026-08-150041013
2026-08-16004006
2026-08-170040015
2026-08-180000059
2026-08-190020013
2026-08-200071028
2026-08-210000038
2026-08-220000019
2026-08-230000038
2026-08-240000018
2026-08-25000009
2026-08-260000010
2026-08-270000020
2026-08-28000005
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-30000006
2026-08-310000014

Events

What is happening now

81 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Asenovgrad · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Pazardzhik · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Pazardzhik · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Assault in Varna, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Varna · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Varna, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Varna · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Burgas, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Burgas · Source: gdelt

  8. Unrest

    Demonstration in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Varna, Bulgaria

    Severity 4 · Varna · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Varna, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Varna · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Asenovgrad · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Sliven, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Sliven · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Asenovgrad · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Sliven, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Sliven · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Assault in Burgas, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Burgas · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Pernik, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Pernik · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military posture change in Kardzhali, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Kardzhali · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Kardzhali, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Kardzhali · Source: gdelt

  23. Unrest

    Demonstration in Burgas, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Burgas · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Asenovgrad · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Assault in Burgas, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Burgas · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Asenovgrad · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Assault in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Asenovgrad · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Gabrovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Gabrovo · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military posture change in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Assault in Haskovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Haskovo · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Gabrovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Gabrovo · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Edirne, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Edirne · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Assault in Pernik, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Pernik · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Assault in Kardzhali, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Kardzhali · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Severity 3 · Veliko Tarnovo · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Assault in Rousse, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Rousse · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Assault in Pernik, Bulgaria

    Severity 2 · Pernik · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.