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U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO MAKE FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO SLOVAKIA SINCE ITS ENTRY INTO NATO
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has accepted an invitation from Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď to attend a bilateral meeting in Slovakia next week. On the main themes of the bilateral agenda, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď said: “Secreta…
MOD is alerting the public to a change in public access to military districts
To deliver defence and security tasks effectively and efficiently, the Ministry of Defence is alerting the public to a change in public access to military districts. As of 12 March 2022, there will be a temporary ban on public access to the Valašk…
Slovak-Hungarian Mixed Commission meets to discuss current defence cooperation issues
Today (Thursday 10 March 2022), the Slovak-Hungarian Mixed Commission for Military and Other Security and Political Issues met in Budapest for talks on SVK-HUN bilateral defence cooperation and current security challenges – especially those in the…
Central Military Hospital ranked one of Slovakia's best hospitals in patient satisfaction survey
The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok has placed 2nd in the faculty hospitals category of the latest Dôvera Health Insurer Patient Satisfaction Survey. The hospital has thus confirmed once again…
A company operating in Slovakia appears on the U.S. sanctions list
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Commerce has today released a sanctions list with 91 entities supporting Russia's military activities. INCOFF AEROSPACE s.r.o, based in Bratislava's Dúbravka, appears on the U.S. …
SVK Government gives green light to NATO's troop presence for purposes of protecting Slovakia and NATO's eastern border
Today (9 March 2022), the SVK Government has given the green light to the proposal of Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď for NATO's troop presence in Slovakia in order to establish the NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Slovakia (NATO eFP BG SV…
Defence Minister speaks with his U.S. counterpart by phone, their conversation brings crucial conclusions
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď spoke with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III by phone today. The underlying theme of their conversation was the current security situation greatly impacted by Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and marked …
Slovak and Czech Army soldiers have begun setting up a tent town as a temporary emergency shelter for Ukrainian refugees
Members of the Slovak Army's 91 Engineer Regiment and Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Battalion working shoulder to shoulder with Czech Army personnel have begun setting up a humanitarian tent camp for Ukrainian refugees on the Mokraď base in Co…
Ex Saber Strike 22 enters its tactical phase
International Ex Saber Strike 22, which has been underway in Slovakia these days, has entered its tactical phase. The exercise, planned two years in advance, involves 2,200 troops, including 1,500 U.S. Armed Forces personnel with 600 pieces of com…
Armed Forces deploy additional forces and assets in support of security to Slovakia's border with Ukraine
Acting on the SVK Government's decision to conduct assigned tasks, SVK Armed Forces Command has decided to deploy additional forces and assets to Slovakia's border with Ukraine. On the activity of our military personnel, Chief of Defence Gen Da…
Russia's Attack on Ukraine Information Update as of 4 March 2022
FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2022 (Sources: TASR, SITA, AFP, AP, DPA, ČTK, ČT24, GUARDIAN, CNN, BBC, REUTERS, UNIAN) UKRAINE: A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, located in the southeast of Ukraine, after being shelled by Russian forc…
Slovakia to gift additional military materiel to Ukraine
The SVK Government has approved additional aid for Ukraine which has been faced with Russia's unprovoked aggression for the eighth day. As part of the aid package, Slovakia will send €32.2m in military materiel to Ukraine. Deputy Defence Minist…
Slovakia to temporarily strengthen its contribution to Operation EUFOR Althea
Slovakia will temporarily strengthen its contribution to Operation EUFOR Althea by deploying additional 121 SVK Armed Forces personnel to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim is to prevent the local security situation from worsening in the country. The…
Russia's Attack on Ukraine Information Update as of 1 March 2022
TUESDAY (MORNING) 1 MARCH 2022 (Sources: TASR, SITA, AFP, AP, DPA, ČTK, ČT24, GUARDIAN, CNN, BBC, REUTERS, UNIAN) UKRAINE: More than 70 Ukrainian servicemen were killed when Russian troops shelled a military base in the town of Okhty…
Russia's Attack on Ukraine Information Update as of 1 March 2022
TUESDAY (EVENING) 1 MARCH 2022 (Sources: TASR, SITA, AFP, AP, DPA, ČTK, ČT24, GUARDIAN, CNN, BBC, REUTERS, UNIAN) UKRAINE: Ukrainian President V. Zelenskyy said that Russia must stop bombing Ukrainian cities before meaningful ceas…
Russia's Attack on Ukraine Information Update as of 2 March 2022
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2022 (Sources: TASR, SITA, AFP, AP, DPA, ČTK, ČT24, GUARDIAN, CNN, BBC, REUTERS, UNIAN) UKRAINE: Ukraine is continuing to defend its country on Day 7 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Over the past day, the Russian Ar…
Russia's Attack on Ukraine Information Update as of 3 March 2022
THURSDAY 3 MARCH 2022 (Sources: TASR, SITA, AFP, AP, DPA, ČTK, ČT24, GUARDIAN, CNN, BBC, REUTERS, UNIAN) UKRAINE: At least four strong explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday night, but it was not immediately cle…
MOD commemorates Military Repair Company Nováky tragedy
Director General of the MOD's Human Resources Department Martin Jakál visited Military Repair Company Nováky (VOP Nováky), to attend a remembrance ceremony for the eight employees who died in the blast that ripped through the company's munitions d…
Ministry of Defence sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Through the Head Office of Ecumenical Pastoral Service in the SVK Armed Forces and Armed Corps, the MOD has provided humanitarian aid comprised of 1,000 hygiene packages to Ukraine. In addition to this, the consignment contained the Interior Minis…
Security measures heightened at SVK military installations, MOD calls for photography ban to be respected
In response to the unfolding situation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces have raised the security threat level for all their facilities, in order to maintain the SVK military's high responsiveness. As taking photographs of milit…
