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The Serbian press reports on the conduct of military exercises "Fire Shield". They involve units of a special tactical group, reinforced with heavy equipment.
The reports of Serbian journalists say that about 1.5 thousand Serbian servicemen and over 100 units of various equipment take part in the Fire Shield maneuvers. The exercises were monitored by the country's top leadership and the command of the General Staff: President Aleksandar Vucic, Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic, Army General, Head of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces Milan Moisilovic.
The Serbian special tactical group worked out the reflection of the attack of a conditional enemy.
Various firing means were used for this purpose. During the exercises, the landing from the air with the use of army aviation (Mi-8 helicopters) was practiced.
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Statement by the President of Serbia, Supreme Commander of the Serbian Army:
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Despite the fact that the exercises cannot be called numerous in terms of the number of personnel, as well as despite the fact that the "Fire Shield" maneuvers are planned, NATO countries and Pristina have expressed "concern".
This concern also manifested itself against the background of reports that military transport planes Y-20 of the PLA Air Force arrived in Belgrade, which, according to AP, delivered Chinese-made anti-aircraft missile systems "in a secret version" to Serbia. As already reported by VO, we are probably talking about the HQ-22 complexes in their export version of the FK-3. In the West, they fear that Serbia "may be preparing to resolve the issue of the status of Kosovo." Recall that one of the largest American military bases in Europe is currently located in Kosovo.
