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Digging halted at Slobodiste memorial complex, but machinery remains

July 3, 2026, 08:05 AMUpdated: July 3, 2026, 08:05 AM

N1 reports that works at the Slobodiste memorial complex in Krusevac have stopped after the Institute for the Protection of Monuments banned further digging. According to the article, machinery remains on site, while a search is under way for the authors of a letter in which people presented as project supporters distance themselves from it.

Slobodiste memorial complex in Krusevac
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Photo: N1, article on halted works at the Slobodiste memorial complex.

What matters

Work status

N1 says the works stopped after further digging was banned.

Who banned it

The article refers to a ban by the Institute for the Protection of Monuments.

Machinery on site

According to N1, machinery remains in the complex although digging has stopped.

Disputed letter

N1 reports a search for the authors of a letter in which alleged project supporters distance themselves from it.

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How sources frame this story

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Public space and monument protection

Works at Slobodiste stopped, but machinery remains; letter authors are sought

N1 writes that works at the Slobodiste memorial complex in Krusevac have stopped because the Institute for the Protection of Monuments banned further digging. The outlet notes that machinery remains on site. The article also discusses a search for the authors of a letter in which people presented as project supporters say they distance themselves from the project.

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Overall takeaway

The fresh status from N1: physical work has stopped, but the dispute around the memorial complex is not closed because machinery remains on site and the legitimacy of project support has become a separate issue.

What this means for residents

For Krusevac

The story concerns a public memorial space, not only construction works.

What remains open

Further official decisions are needed: whether the ban remains, whether machinery is removed, and who is responsible for the letter.