Infoservis - MOSR
SNP Museum receives over €3m in EU funding for refurbishing and restoring its premises and memorials
Working side by side with the Slovak Ministry of Defence, the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Museum Banská Bystrica has received €3.322m from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs). The funding will go towards refurbishing and restor…
Ministry of Defence pays tribute to the victims of the burned-out villages of Kľak and Ostrý Grúň
On behalf of the Slovak Ministry of Defence, Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Kozák today paid tribute to the memory of the 148 residents of Kľak and Ostrý Grúň who died when the villages were burned down by Nazis in January 1945.…
Ministry of Defence must challenge the reports by foreign media on Slovakia's main battle tanks
According to German media outlets, “Slovakia may be willing to give up its Leopard 2 tanks which it is to get from Germany to help Ukraine.” This statement is not true, nor have the allies asked Slovakia to do so. Speaking shortly after the U…
Marian Majer in Ramstein: Slovakia remains committed to helping Ukraine and contributing to unprecedented unity among allies
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer took part in a multilateral meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at Ramstein Air Base in Germany today (Friday 20 January 2023). Central themes of the meeting included…
SLOVAKIA RECEIVES ANOTHER PACKAGE OF EU FUNDING FOR ITS ARMS ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE
Slovakia has recently received an additional reimbursement of €41.9m from the European Peace Facility (EPF) fund for the arms assistance it has provided to Ukraine and the Ukrainian Armed Forces – which have been fiercely fighting off the Russian …
State Secretary Marian Majer in Estonia: Speed is a very important factor, making our assistance to Ukraine effective
Meeting today (19 January 2023) at the joint initiative of the United Kingdom and Estonia, defence and deputy defence ministers gathered at the Tapa base in Estonia for discussions on arms supplies for Ukraine ahead of tomorrow's Ukraine Defence C…
Ministry of Defence officials mark the 17th anniversary of the tragic Slovak Air Force Antonov AN-24 crash
The 41 Slovak service personnel and 1 civil servant who died in the crash of the Slovak Air Force Antonov AN-24 transport aircraft while returning home from their NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) tour of duty 17 years ago were honoured in a wreath-lay…
State Secretary Majer hosts Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Denys Sharapov and his delegation for talks on Ukraine's needs in defence against Russia's aggression
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer hosted Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Denys Sharapov and his delegation at MOD Main Building in Bratislava today, for talks on the operational needs of Ukraine's Armed Forces in def…
Soldiers to mark the 17th anniversary of the Slovak Air Force Antonov AN-24 crash on 18 Jan with a March of Honour to Borsó Hill overlooking the Hungarian village of Hejce
Members of the Slovak Army's units and facilities, led by Commander of the Slovak Army Maj Gen Ivan Pach, will pay tribute to their colleagues who lost their lives in the line of duty with a traditional March of Honour from the Hungarian village o…
Slovakia fulfils its contract with Ukraine by delivering an entire Zuzana 2 howitzer battery to Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken over the eighth Slovak-made Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) to bolster Ukraine's defences against the Russian Federation's aggression. The howitzer is the last out of the eight SPHs on order and deliver…
Ministry of Defence calls for a compass of values to be set for guidance and rejects the aggressor's propaganda
The Slovak Ministry of Defence is strongly opposed to the Liberation Day celebrations in the town of Poltár on Friday 13 January 2023, which saw participation from a delegation of the Russian Federation – the aggressor against the unprecedented at…
SVK CHOD Gen Zmeko: “We assess the latest reshuffle of the top Russian commanders overseeing Russian forces in Ukraine as evidence of a continued failure”
What has so far been the fourth reshuffle of the top Russian commanders overseeing the Russian invasion forces in the aggression against Ukraine is an example of their chaotic and non-conceptual leadership and prevailing problems in achieving thei…
Defence Minister declares the 26th Military Deed of the Year Awards open, members of the public are invited to send in their nominations too
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď has declared the 26th Military Deed of the Year Awards open. The Awards recognise and reward the extraordinary deeds of both those inside and outside the ranks of the Slovak Armed Forces in 2022. Members of the wide p…
Slovak Chief of Defence General Daniel Zmeko: “Last year was a breakthrough year for much-needed modernisation“
Last year was amongst the most challenging years in the history of the Slovak Armed Forces. Apart from the fading pandemic, Slovak Armed Forces service personnel were mainly involved in delivering their core task of guaranteeing the defence of Slo…
30 years on since their establishment on 1 January 1993, Slovak Armed Forces are celebrating a round anniversary of service to their homeland
When established on 1 January 1993, the Army of the Slovak Republic (ASR) had 53,000 service members including conscripts. As the Slovak Armed Forces celebrate their 30th anniversary tomorrow, MOD data records the total strength of the fully profe…
Michalovce-based gunners to fire a 20-round New Year's Gun Salute
Gunners of 21 Self-propelled Artillery Battalion (21 Sp Arty Bn) Michalovce are to fire a 20-round New Year's Gun Salute from Bratislava's embankment across the Danube at 14:00hrs CET on Sunday 1 January 2023. To mark Foundation Day and Slovaki…
Military Police to crack down on environmental crime across MOD woodlands and facilities
The Slovak Military Police has actively co-operated on fighting environmental crime across the MOD woodlands and facilities. Based on the Agreement on the Provision of Environmental Care Funding from the Ministry of Environment-administered Enviro…
State Secretary Marian Majer visits SLOVCON service personnel serving with NATO eFP Battlegroup Latvia
During his official working trip to Latvia, State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Marian Majer held a meeting on bilateral defence cooperation with State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Defence Jānis Garisons in Riga before headin…
Slovakia takes delivery of the first of the 15 Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks from Germany
Slovak Minister of Defence Jaroslav Naď welcomed Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany Christine Lambrecht to the Slovak MOD in an enhanced honour cordon ceremony on Monday 19 December 2022. The two leaders met for talks to mark t…
Change of command at JOC: Brig Gen Martin Michalko succeeds Maj Gen Ondřej Novosad as Commander Joint Operations Command
In the presence of Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko and Secretary General of the MOD Service Office Peter Kozák, a change of command ceremony for Commander Joint Operations Command (COM JOC) was hosted at the historic building of JOC in Banská By…
Central Military Hospital Ružomberok ranked as leader of Slovakia's state university and teaching hospitals by INEKO
The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Central Military Hospital - Teaching Hospital (CMH-TH) Ružomberok has been ranked as the leader of the state university and teaching hospitals in the INEKO Best Slovak Hospitals 2022 ranking. The ranking list was…
Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď: Slovak-Swedish cooperation will become still more intense as Slovakia acquires CV90 infantry fighting vehicles
Today (14 December) Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď hosted Pål Jonson, the new Minister for Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden, at the Ministry of Defence in Bratislava for talks making Russia's invasion of Ukraine, SVK-SWE armaments cooperation, and …
Colonel Karel Navrátil (CZE A) takes over from Col Ladislav Bujárek (CZE A) as COM NATO MN BG SVK
A planned rotation of the Czech Contingent (CZECON) in the NATO Multinational Battlegroup Slovakia (NATO MN BG SVK) took place at the Training Centre Lešť earlier this week, with Col Karel Navrátil (CZE A) taking over from Col Ladislav Bujárek (CZ…
