KRUSEVAC

KRUSEVAC - The Serbian Armed Forces' newly-acquired HQ-17AE anti-aircraft defence system was publicly displayed for the first time at Friday's tactical and technical assembly in Krusevac, also attended by Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and government ministers.

The HQ-17AE is a Chinese-made short-range anti-aircraft defence system designed to protect troops on land.

KRUSEVAC - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said on Friday that, due to a lack of respect of international law, his cabinet had gathered in Krusevac - a city in the south of central Serbia - earlier in the day instead of in Gracanica or at Gazimestan in Kosovo-Metohija.

KRUSEVAC - St Vitus's Day is the cornerstone of our culture and national identity as well as a reminder of the crucial moments and challenges we have gone through as a nation historically, Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said in Krusevac, southern Serbia, at the main ceremony that marked the national holiday of St Vitus's Day and the 635th anniversary of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo.

KRUSEVAC - President of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) member Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday evening he would protect Serbian national and state interests and the interests of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija to his last breath.

KRUSEVAC  - Red Star Belgrade are through to the round of last 16 of the Serbian football cup after a 6-0 win over Trayal in Krusevac on Wednesday.

The hosts' Nemanja Spasojevic opened the scoring with an own goal in the 9th minute and Cherif Ndiaye (53 min), Jovan Sljivic (75 min, 90 min) Nikola Knezevic (77 min) and Jovan Mijatovic (89 min) all netted for Red Star.

KRUSEVAC - Red Star Belgrade are through to the semi-finals of the Serbian football cup after defeating Napredak Krusevac away 4-2 on penalties in the quarter-finals on Wednesday evening.

"The Serbian spirit is unwavering and has never backed down," Vucic said during his address to the citizens.
He pointed out that those who tried to tear Serbia down on Vidovdan, Vui said "did not cause her death", to the contrary, that Serbia continues to grow stronger.
"Serbia is a free and libertarian country," Vucic explained.

"In the field of combating coronavirus, we opened two hospitals in Belgrade and Krusevac. We are one of only two or three countries that managed something like this. Those hospitals arrived at the moment when it was most needed. Thanks to them, we saved hundreds of lives. We have started mass immunization of citizens", she said.

In the last 24 hours, 7.549 people were tested.
There are 178 patients on respirators, and 4.693 people were hospitalized.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in Serbia, 2.544.497 people have been tested, and a total of 383.603 cases have been confirmed.
Coronavirus epidemics in Serbia took 3.886 lives, and the mortality rate is 1.01 percent.

There are 2.000 people in self-isolation.
The most infected, 55 of them, are in Krusevac, and 51 are hospitalized at the infectious ward of the Krusevac general hospital. On Monday, three people were sent for further treatment at the Nis Clinic.