Military analyst Aleksandar Radić, still in exile due to persecution, talks for the new issue of "Vremena" about how parts of the services are trying to survive the change of government, why he is asking for lustration and which units should be disbanded
A year has passed since the "Cobras" in Novi Sad shot into the air, allegedly protecting former Prime Minister Miloš Vučević. Lawyer Marko Pantić emphasizes that Vucevic, as a protected person, should not have been at that gathering, because by that act he endangered himself and those who were securing him
The Minister of Defense Bratislav Gašić presented the commander of the "Cobra" with a presidential decree on his promotion to the rank of brigadier general, the Ministry of Defense announced
Why is the belly dance of special forces at a show competition in Dubai so important in Serbia and similar authoritarian countries? It will have to do with media and other freedoms
At the competition called "Special Units for Weapons and Tactics", which was held from February 7 to 11 in Dubai, Serbia took 30th, 32nd and 46th place out of a total of 109 teams that competed
Although the formation was supposed to be 13, there were only 10, Dragoljub Jevđović, the commander of the special platoon that included the anti-terrorist department, told "Vreme". That's how "Cobras" were born in 1978
As announced by the Moj Novi Sad portal, F. Č. was arrested. who was summoned by the police based on a video published in the tabloids, which shows a man with his back turned and putting a helmet on his head
The President of the National Assembly stated that "the canopy did not fall by itself" and that it was a "planned diversion". Since the aforementioned statements were made by the president of the highest representative body in Serbia, which is responsible for supervising the work of the security services and to which the BIA and the VBA submit reports, the question arises whether the president of the National Assembly knows something that the public of Serbia does not know, and if she does, when did she know it and why did she not state it earlier or not state it now? How did the state authorities get into a situation where every word they say is doubted
Six suspects of attempted murder in a clash with members of Cobra, on Wednesday, during a protest in Novi Sad, should be heard today.
Six people arrested on Friday in Novi Sad for attacking members of "Cobra" are charged with attempted murder, said the lawyer of one of the suspects.
In addition to endangering his own safety with his actions, Vucevic also endangered the safety of members of "Kobra", as well as the safety of his son who was also in the premises of the SNS, and whom "Kobra" is also obliged to protect
After a member of the Serbian Armed Forces fired a shot into the air during the conflict in front of the premises of the SNS in Novi Sad, the director of the VBA, the leader of the progressives Miloš Vučević and the soldier himself spoke out. However, there is no answer to the key question: why the president of a political party is secured by seven members of a special military unit
On Saturday evening, the police announced that, in cooperation with the BIA, they found "a large quantity of shields and a box with 30 'protect' gas sprays" in the car of a student from Kragujevac. They presented the action as if they had caught the biggest terrorist
Three white vans without license plates are parked right next to the Presidency building, a highly protected facility. Is there any special operation in the middle and whose vehicles are there, which were also there during the noise on Saturday
"Cobras are not anyone's private security and they are not in the service of any politician, but the security of our country and our citizens," said Boris Tadić after Vučić's statement that his security guards are not "show stars", unlike those former
It didn't occur to him, but if it did, and apparently it did, the "Cobras" would "scatter" the protesting students at his beck and call, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on two occasions. Only - "Cobras" should not listen to him
President Aleksandar Vučić gave a "motivational speech" to the members of "Cobra", promising them even higher salaries and thundering at "traitors", while officers stood behind him and nodded their heads. You should be with the leader and preserve your privileges
The Ministry of Defense's announcement that the starting salary of the members of the special purpose military police detachment "Cobra" and the 72nd Special Operations Brigade will be 220.000 dinars stirred up a part of the public who believes that this is too much money for such a job. What criteria must future special officers fulfill
The initial salary of newly recruited special forces who successfully complete the training for admission to "Cobra" amounts to 220.000 dinars. Since last year, the conditions have been tightened, so it is now necessary to have completed high school. Why only rare candidates manage to meet the criteria and what are "Cobras"
"Mrkšić calls me to his place in the morning and says: 'Mali (that's what he called me), are you ready to do a serious task?' Because I trusted him as a father, I say I did. And he says: 'A decision has been made to replace the military leadership.' He did not tell me, nor did I ask him who made that decision. He stated that Kadijević (Serb), Brovet (Slovene), RViPVO commander General Zdravko Jurjević (Croat), First Army commander General Aleksandar Spirkovski (Macedonian) and Chief of Staff General Andrija Silić (Croat) should be arrested. I stand up, kiss him, say 'finally' and ask 'when'. He answers 'tonight'”
"No one disputes that colleagues in special units should have higher salaries and that young people should be stimulated with money, but this reckless and unfair way will create a rift among professional members," states the Military Union of Serbia.
There was a kind of sobering up in the Ministry of Defense, people would say that it got into their heads from the backside, that in the modern technological age, someone who couldn't go further than finishing primary school can't be a special officer
Vučić's head of security, Darko Đošić, was appointed as the new commander of the Special Purpose Police Detachment "Cobra". The previous experienced commander, lieutenant colonel Goran Colić, who spent almost his entire career as a member of special units, was transferred to some senseless administration that has nothing to do with his previous work.
"It's not all about money. Such a life requires a lot of renunciation and sacrifice, submission to private service and profession. And you should count on that, be ready both physically and mentally. And when you retire, practically no one says thank you. I'm not complaining though. In 21 years of service, I reached the rank of ensign first class... Following our military officials and ministers, I visited 23 countries. I saw live Kim II Sung, Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein...”
The President of Serbia announced today that a lot will be invested in increasing the salaries of employees in the Serbian Armed Forces and announced that on February 15, a competition will be announced for the admission of up to 5.000 young people to the special units of the Armed Forces.
