The Ministry of Defense and the Army of Montenegro will hold a press conference on the occasion of the death of members of the Army of Montenegro in a firefighting operation in Kuči. The conference will be addressed by Defense Minister Dragan Krapović.
The conference will be held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Podgorica, at 16:30 p.m.
You can watch the broadcast on TV Vijesti.
Junior Sergeant Dejan Božović from Danilovgrad was killed, and Sergeant Marko Iković suffered serious injuries while fighting a fire in the Kuče area.
The accident occurred when the water tanker they were driving overturned and slid down a steep slope next to the road to the village of Kupusci in Kuči.
"Junior Sergeant Božović was a member of the 1st Infantry Battalion, married and a father of four children. He had been serving in the Army since 2006, and served as a gunner on a 120mm mortar. The injured Sergeant Iković, also a member of the 1st Infantry Battalion, was taken care of and transported for medical treatment. He has serious physical injuries, but is currently stable and conscious," the Ministry of Defense announced.
The Army of Montenegro, in cooperation with the competent authorities, is conducting an investigation to determine the cause and circumstances of the accident.
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