The 35th anniversary of the establishment of the 58th Independent Light Artillery Battery of the Air Defence (58. SLAB PZO) was marked in Đurđevac.
At the town cemetery in Đurđevac, wreaths were laid and candles lit in honour of all Croatian defenders who had fallen, gone missing, or died, as well as civilian victims of the Homeland War.
Numerous delegations attended the commemoration. Among those present were the representative of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Brigadier Davor Misir, and the representative of the Croatian Parliament and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Member of Parliament and President of the Đurđevac City Council, Željko Lacković. Representatives of the Ministry of Veterans and the Ministry of Defence also attended.
The Mayor of Đurđevac, Hrvoje Janči, attended the commemoration, accompanied by representatives of local veterans' associations. Representatives of the Koprivnica-Križevce Police Directorate, led by Krešimir Karas, and the head of the Đurđevac Police Station, Igor Buković, also took part.
Representatives of the municipalities, veterans' associations, the Officers' Corps, and a delegation from the 58th SLAB PZO, led by President Marijan Matoš, were also present.
Following the tribute and a prayer led by Reverend Timotej Inkret and the military chaplain Ozren Bizak, the commemoration continued with a special programme at the Đurđevac Secondary School.
