Humanitarian Assistance of Serbian and Russian Engineers
Friday, 4.6.2021 | International Co-operation
Members of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are engaged in performing engineering works in the municipality of Ivanjica, within the project "Humanitarian Assistance".
With the help of engineering machinery, engineers from the Second and Third Army Brigade, side by side with colleagues from the Russian military, are currently working on the reconstruction of the road on Golija, which will allow residents of that mountainous region to live and work as they did before the last year’s floods that left them without an important road section.
Speaking about the importance of the project "Humanitarian Assistance", Captain First Class Vladan Simonović from the Command of the Second Army Brigade points out that it is conducted through bilateral military cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the Russian Federation to help the Municipality of Ivanjica in mitigating the consequences of the natural disaster that happened last year.
– This is the reconstruction of the road in the local community Srednja Reka, on the section that stretches from the direction of the village Dajići, Suva reka and Sastavci, in a total length of 13 kilometers – said Captain First Class Simonović.
According to him, 24 members of the Serbian Armed Forces and 13 engineering machines, six self-unloading motor vehicles and two off-road motor vehicles are engaged in that task.
The fifteen-member engineering unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, led by Lieutenant Colonel Tljegen Davljetjarov, consists of command and personnel performing the works.
– The tasks performed by the engineering units of the Serbian Armed Forces are similar to those we perform in Russia and in Russian engineering units. As for the technique, there are, of course, certain differences and the technique is not the same, but having in mind that experts are engaged in this task, they quickly adapted to the "Serbian way" of performing tasks – Lieutenant Colonel Davljetjarov pointed out.
Lieutenant Colonel Davljetjarov assessed the cooperation with the members of the Serbian Armed Forces with the highest grade.
– We are in a brotherly country, with slightly different geographical conditions, but, otherwise, everything is done like we do at home – said Lieutenant Colonel Tljegen Davljetjarov.
Pointing out the importance of building a road for the locals of that area, the president of the Municipality of Ivanjica, Momčilo Mitrović, points out that the works on the section Dajići - Srednja reka - Staro selo - Sastavci, are important, above all, for the well-being of people in that region.
– The project of members of the Serbian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will contribute a lot when it comes to facilitating accessibility and access to these areas, whether it is about timber, livestock breeding and other economic activities that are present in this area – the president of the Municipality of Ivanjica pointed out.
He thanked the Serbian Armed Forces, noting that this was not the first time that the military had come to help, adding that the Serbian Armed Forces represent security for the residents of this area.
