Another tragedy in the Serbian Army - a senior sergeant died during an exercise in Nis. No one has yet been held responsible for previous accidents in the Armed Forces
Ministry of Defense announced during the realization of regular training jumps at the "Sergeant-Pilot Mihajlo Petrović" military airport in Niš, a member was killed 63rd Parachute Brigade Corporal Luka Stojanović.
Stojanović was born on July 24, 2004 in Niš, and he served in the Serbian Army, as a paratrooper in the 63rd Parachute Brigade, from August 1, 2024, the Ministry of Defense stated.
Authorities of the military police came to the scene and, in accordance with the law, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Niš was informed of the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
The Chief of the General Staff formed a commission with the task of determining all the circumstances of that event. Minister of Defense Bratislav Gašić and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, sent telegrams of condolence to the family of the tragically killed paratrooper of the Serbian Armed Forces.
Let us remind you that at the beginning of May this year, Senior Sergeant First Class Milan Stanković, a member of the 63rd Parachute Brigade, lost his life. The accident happened during a parachute jump at the "Sergeant-Pilot Mihajlo Petrović" military airport in Niš. Stanković suffered serious injuries from which, despite the efforts of doctors, he died in the hospital.
His death is just the latest in a series of tragic events that have shaken the Serbian Army in recent years.
In February of this year, as part of regular activities at the "Moma Stanojlović" Air Force Base in Batajnica, a military officer of the BP was killed. It is still unknown under what circumstances this accident occurred.
Last year, in April 2024, ensign Mijodrag Tošković was killed during an exercise of jumping from a helicopter into the water, near the "Orešac" facility in Deliblatska peščara. Senior sergeant Branko Vojvodić was seriously injured in the same incident.
Ensign Tošković's body was found a day later, after an extensive search in which members of the Serbian Armed Forces, divers of the Gendarmerie and the Service for Emergency Situations took part. After the tragedy, a commission was formed to determine the circumstances of the accident, but the results of its work have not been published to date.
A series of accidents in the Serbian Army has been going on for years. During 2021, another member of the 63rd Parachute Brigade, OT, was killed while performing a parachute jump.
One of the most serious tragedies occurred in September 2020, when a military plane crashed near the village of Brasina, between Loznica and Mali Zvornik, killing two Air Force pilots - Major Dejan Krsnik and Captain First Class Zvonko Vasiljević.
Krsnik, the commander of the 4th Aviation Division of the 101st Fighter Aviation Squadron, has been in service since 1994, married and the father of one child. Vasiljević served as assistant commander for intelligence-reconnaissance affairs, and left behind his wife and two children. The causes of the plane crash have never been officially announced.
Source: Phonet
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