—❗️UPDATE: According to Dunav Intel, reports claim he has been diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and his condition reportedly deteriorated sharply in the past few hours.

➡️ No official confirmation from Serbian authorities has been issued so far.

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—CLARIFICATION: In the past week, several Turkish and pro-Turkish channels reposted the video of Turkish military vehicles being transported in Kosovo.

➡️ The video dates back to late September 2025.

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—❗️🏥 🇷🇸 NEW: Serbia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić is on mechanical ventilation due to severe pneumonia, and doctors are “fighting for his life,” according to Spasoje Popović, Deputy Director for Pulmonology, who said Dačić is receiving full medical therapy and medications and that ventilation is helping “buy time for the treatments to take effect.”

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—🇩🇪/🇭🇷 NEW: Data from Germany’s Destatis office show Croatian citizens are now leaving Germany in significantly higher numbers than they arrive, confirming a rumored reverse migration trend.

➡️ Last year just over 11,000 Croatians moved to Germany, while more than 22,000 left, and estimates suggest between 15,000 and 25,000 Croatian citizens returned to Croatia in 2025.

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—🇭🇷/🇷🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Croatian President Zoran Milanović stated Serbia is purchasing weapons on a massive scale, with Israel integrating the systems via its military industry and security services.

➡️ He made the comments amid Croatia's halt on military cooperation with Israel, urging purchases from NATO allies instead.

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—🇭🇷❌🇮🇱 NOTE: Croatian President ordered a halt and is demanding no arms purchases from Israel, but the government formally controls procurement and has not clearly confirmed a full stop.

➡️ President Zoran Milanović says he terminated all cooperation between the Croatian Armed Forces and the Israeli army (effective since May 2025) and has called on the government to halt all trade in weapons and military equipment with Israel.

➡️ In his official statement, he urged the government to suspend all planned agreements or contracts involving the purchase of weapons and military equipment from Israel, arguing such deals would be unenforceable and harmful to Croatia.

➡️ However, arms procurement is led by the government, and the defense minister has continued engagement with Israeli industry, including talks in Tel Aviv on systems for Croatia’s Leopard tanks, showing a clear institutional clash rather than a fully aligned national policy.

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—🪖🇭🇷 NEW: Croatia's Ministry of Defense has issued 700 summonses for mandatory military service so far, with only 1% of recipients invoking conscientious objection.

➡️ Service officially begins March 8.

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—⚽️🇷🇸 WATCH: Red Star Belgrade supporters unveiled a large-scale choreography honoring 12th century ruler Stefan Nemanja during tonight’s UEFA Europa League match, depicting him as unifier of Serbian lands and defender of Orthodoxy, later canonised as Saint Simeon, one of the most revered saints in Serbian history.

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