Commemoration of the fallen Slovak Soldier
16.05.2023 / 18:09 | Aktualizováno: 16.05.2023 / 18:16
On May 16, 2023 a ceremony was held at Sekiraća region to commemorate Sergeant Miroslav Hajdúch, soldier of the Army of the Slovak Republic who died in a tragic accident at detached position close to the Kosovo-Serbian border twenty years ago.
The event organized by the Slovak Liaison Office in Kosovo was attended by the Deputy Head of the Office, Mr. O. Havasi who honored the memory of the Slovak soldier by laying a wreath to his memorial. On behalf of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Kosovo, Mr. K. Sulek, Head of Economic and Cultural Department of the Embassy, laid a bouquet to the memorial. Members of the Czech KFOR contingent in Kosovo also paid tribute to the memory of Miroslav Hajdúch.
Czech and Slovak soldiers served together in Kosovo at the military base Šajkovac within six Czech-Slovak Battalions from February 2002 until July 2005 and after that within the Multinational Task Force – Center.