Skopje, 7 August 2024 (MIA) — Prilep is beginning Wednesday evening the commemoration of the 23-year anniversary of the tragic incident when ten defenders were killed in an ambush near the Prilep village of Karpalak on Aug. 8, 2001.

The commemoration will include municipality officials, army delegations, and family members paying their respects at the memorial to the fallen soldiers at the Mirche Acev barracks and visiting the memorial room with photos and mementos of the 10 fallen reservists.

Also, a memorial service will be held for them at the St. Petka monastery the Prilep village of Lenishte.

The central commemoration event is set to be held on Thursday, August 8, in front of the memorial in the center of Prilep, beginning at 1 pm. 

Earlier in the day, delegations will visit the village of Karpalak. They will also lay flowers at the fallen soldiers' graves in the Prilep city cemetery.

The ten army reservists who were killed in the August 8, 2001, Karpalak ambush were Sasho Kitanoski, Nane Naumoski, Branko Sekuloski, Marko Despotoski, Erdovan Shabanoski, Ljube Grujoski, Darko Veljanoski, Vebi Rushitoski, Goran Minoski, and Pece Sekuloski. mr/