Defence Minister Petrovska pays respects to army reservists killed near Ljubotenski Bachila
Skopje, 10 August 2022 (MIA) - Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and the Chief of the General Staff, General Vasko Gjurchinovski laid a wreath Wednesday at the memorial Ljubotenski Bachila, paying respect to the eight army reservists who were killed near area Ljubotenski Bachila 21 years ago.
Minister Petrovska, who led government delegation, including defence advisor Dragan Vasilevski, also laid flowers at the memorial in the Skopje-based “Ilinden” barracks, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.
On 10 August 2001, an army vehicle hit two planted mines at a road near Ljubotenski Bachila. Skopje garrison reservists Tome Badarovski, Goce Chankulovski, Branko Janev, Tomislav Nastevski, Marjancho Boshkovski, Ivica Zlatevski, Tome Dimovski and Rade Jankovski were killed in the incident.