Tag: Macedonian Army
Macedonia 18.08.23 | 14:44

31 years of Macedonian Army

To mark Macedonia’s Army’s 31st anniversary, a ceremony will be held Friday at the Army Stadium in the City Park in Skopje, with top state and military officials set to attend. President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Stevo Pendarovski will award 13 army members with a medal for...

Macedonia 17.08.23 | 11:20

Macedonian soldiers poisoned with carbon monoxide in Slovenia, two of them are in hospital

Seven Macedonian soldiers were poisoned with carbon monoxide while helping clear the debris from the huge floods that hit Slovenia at the beginning of the month. They were among 38 people who cleared the water from a basement in the Home of Culture in the Slovenian town of Chrna. The lives of the exposed...

Macedonia 08.08.23 | 11:57

A 100 soldiers of the Macedonian Army will help deal with the floods in Slovenia

  The Macedonian Government will approve the decision to send 100 soldiers to Slovenia on its Tuesday session. The soldiers are of various specialties, and will be able to meet the current needs of the Slovenian army and the state, the Minister of Defense, Slavjanka Petrovska, stated on Tuesday. The...

Macedonia 08.08.23 | 11:20

Glory to them: 22nd anniversary of the death of 10 army reservists in an ambush near Tetovo

The city of Prilep marks on Tuesday the 22nd anniversary of the death of nine army reservists. On August 8, 2001, during the conflict between the Macedonian security forces and the ethnic Albanian guerilla, near the locality, Karpalak on the Skopje – Tetovo highway, an army convoy was ambushed,...

Macedonia 24.06.23 | 14:36

Mickovski: The mafia won’t arrest itself, perhaps it is time for the Army to intervene

The mafia won’t arrest itself, the honest people are marginalized, there is no just system, the institutions are empty shells, perhaps this has matured to calling the Army to help – writes the renown journalist Ivor Mickovski on his Facebook profile. “We are actually so mired in crime...

Macedonia 09.06.23 | 16:46

Petrovska: Partnership with Vermont National Guard has made us stronger and safer

Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska along with Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Vasko Gjurcinovski, Vermont Governor Phil Scott and Vermont National Guard Adjutant General Gregory Knight celebrated Thursday the 30th anniversary of the partnership between the Army of Macedonia and the Vermont...

Macedonia 02.06.23 | 11:56

A convoy with new light armored vehicles JLTV for the Macedonian Army arrived

The Ministry of Defense informed that a military convoy with new vehicles for the Army arrived – the light armored vehicles JLTV Oshkosh, made in the USA. “The light armored vehicles JLTV are part of the process of modernizing and equipping the Army in accordance with the NATO standards...

News Macedonia 22.05.23 | 11:25

Rapid Response ’23: One of the largest military drills in Macedonia commences on Monday

The multinational military drill Rapid Respons 23 commenced on Monday at the Macedonian Army’s training ground Krivolak. The drill is part of the largest multinational drill on the territory of Europe, Defender Europe 23, and will last until June 2. Rapid Response 23 will take place in eight countries...

Macedonia 08.02.23 | 15:58

Macedonian Army team starts activities in earthquake-affected area in Turkey

The Macedonian Army search and rescue team that arrived in Kahramanmaras yesterday in the late afternoon, which is one of the areas most affected by the devastating earthquakes that occurred in Turkey, started the search and rescue activities today. The army team consisting of 24 army personnel from...

Macedonia 18.08.21 | 12:46

Zaev says Macedonia’s Army has left a lasting mark on the country’s independence

 Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Wednesday that the Day of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia is a day when we are especially proud to express our sincere gratitude to the members of the Army for their continuous commitment, professionalism and selfless engagement in protecting the territorial integrity...