Senior Sergeant Milovan Jovanović, who was engaged in peacekeeping forces of the United Nations in Lebanon, he died as a result of injuries caused by a missile falling on the UN base where the peacekeeping forces, including part of the Serbian contingent, are stationed.
After being wounded, Milovan Jovanović received emergency medical care at the hospital inside the base, and was then transported by helicopter to the University Medical Center in Beirut, where he died around 4 a.m. local time, the Ministry of Defense announced, and RTS reported.
Two more members of the international forces were injured in the attack - one from the armed forces of the Republic of El Salvador and one from the armed forces of the Kingdom of Spain.
Senior Sergeant Milovan Jovanović was born on June 6, 1989 in Kraljevo. He left behind his wife and two minor children.
He served in the Serbian Army since December 10, 2011, and in the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon - since January of this year.
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 member of the Serbian Armed Forces.
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