First published: June 22, 2026 at 08:04 AM
Last update: June 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Issue for June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026
The late June 22 update opens with the next development in the 'sound cannon' case: N1 reported that the FBI declined to comment on the alleged review, Danas and N1 carried VJT's statement on the legal basis for searches involving Aleksandar Radic, and later lawyer Stefan Corda told N1 prosecutors did not seek detention and Radic was free. The hot evening card adds the cafe shooting in Kumodraz 2 / Vozdovac: N1, Kurir, and Novosti reported that Darko Veskovic Prika was killed, another man was wounded and taken to VMA, and police are searching for the attacker under the Vihor 3 operation. The feed also keeps the CINS/Danas investigation into more than 200 firms on EXPO 2027 work in Surcin and the local Beoinfo/GSP card on Rakovica route changes from June 23 to 29.
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By late June 22, N1 reported that the FBI declined to comment on its alleged role in reviewing the 'sound cannon' case, while Danas and N1 carried the VJT statement: searches involving military analyst Aleksandar Radic were conducted on a preliminary-proceedings judge's order over suspicion of calling for a violent change of the constitutional order or another ex officio offence. Later, lawyer Stefan Corda told N1 that the searches ended at about 21:00, prosecutors did not seek detention, and Radic was free. ANEM called the searches, the summons to Beta editor Vojkan Kostic, and the targeting of Radar journalist Milan Radonjic unacceptable pressure on journalists and sources.
N1Pro-government media reported the FBI 'confirmed' no sound cannon was fired, but no public FBI review has been reportedN1Law professor: RTS is justifying a legally unfounded 'sound cannon' thesisDanasVucic on Savo Manojlovic's list: there was no sound cannonNovosti'There was no sound cannon, the FSB chief personally signed': Vucic dismantles blockade liesN1Search of Aleksandar Radic's home underwayDanasSearch of Aleksandar Radic's home and office underway over his sound-cannon statementsN1FBI to N1 on its alleged review of the 'sound cannon' caseDanasVJT: Radic will be questioned informally over his sound-cannon statementsN1ANEM: Intimidating journalists and sources in the 'sound cannon' probe is unacceptableDanasAleksandar Radic released; prosecutors did not seek detention
Open news itemOn the evening of June 22, N1, Kurir, and Novosti reported a shooting in a cafe in Kumodraz 2 / Vozdovac: one man was killed and another was wounded and taken to VMA. N1 and Novosti identify the killed man as Darko Veskovic, known as Prika; N1, citing Nova.rs, adds that a first-instance 15-year sentence annulled two months earlier concerned the 2018 killing of Blazo Djurovic. Kurir writes that the attacker fled, police launched the Vihor 3 operation, and investigators are establishing the circumstances and motive.
On June 22, CINS published an investigation into where money is going on the EXPO 2027 complex, national stadium, and infrastructure in Surcin: reporters say they could not obtain a full official list, but confirmed more than 200 firms through documents, interviews, and databases. Examples include Makis beton, where CINS links 70% of last year's 2.1 billion dinars in inflows to EXPO, PZP Valjevo, NM Kop, C&LC Kameni agregati, CAP 1 ALCZ, and Betonjerka Cacak.
Context: EXPO 2027 in Belgrade
Beoinfo and GSP warn that from June 23 to 29, because of works on Patrijarha Joanikija Street in Rakovica, public transport will use changed routes. Routes 23, 53, 89, ADA1, 56N, and E2 will run via Vidikovacki venac, the route 504 alignment, and Kneza Viseslava, while 59 and 534 will use Vidikovacki venac, route 504, and Pilota Mihaila Petrovica; existing stops are used on the changed section.
On the morning of June 22, Danas and Novosti, citing emergency services, reported that a boy on a bicycle was seriously injured at the corner of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Ulica Svetozara Markovića; N1 later added a note to its initial agency item saying GSP told other media the crash was caused by a car, not a tram. All three sources also report an overnight fight in Novi Beograd in which two young men were seriously injured.
021 reports that from Monday, June 22, JGSP Novi Sad moved to its summer timetable with departure-time corrections because fewer passengers are expected during holidays and the school break. The same day, line 52 between Veternik and the railway station received a permanent new route, while 021's updated traffic overview tracks a radar checkpoint on Trandžament, a closure in part of Novo naselje, works in Veternik, Ledinci, and on the Novi Sad istok - Kovilj sections, plus a truck crash on the Novi Sad - Belgrade motorway near Batajnica.
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EXPO 2027 in Belgrade
This story follows preparations for the EXPO 2027 specialized exhibition in Belgrade: the budget, Surcin construction sites, the national stadium, infrastructure, and decisions that affect city services, schools, and residents' daily life.
- EXPO 2027 in Belgrade is an international exhibition project whose construction, infrastructure, school visits, and contract transparency are all part of the public story.
- On July 2, 2026, N1/Beta and Kurir reported that the Education Ministry sent primary and secondary schools guidance for study visits to EXPO 2027: the visits are planned for May 17-June 25, 2027, are not mandatory, require parent or legal-guardian consent, and transport and tickets for pupils are promised free.
- On June 26, 2026, N1 published reactions from residents of Studentski grad's F wing: they want a clear written guarantee of relocation under the same conditions, because Studentski centar's phrase "subject to capacity" leaves uncertainty over places, roommates, and a move during academic deadlines.
- On June 22, 2026, CINS published an investigation into EXPO 2027 contractors and suppliers in Surcin: the outlet did not obtain a full official list, but confirmed more than 200 firms through documents, interviews, and databases, including companies with criminal, political, or pro-government links.
- CINS examples include Makis beton, PZP Valjevo, NM Kop, C&LC Kameni agregati, CAP 1 ALCZ, and Betonjerka Cacak; Danas republished the investigation the same day in its economy section.
- On June 19, 2026, Danas reported that Vojvodina school calendars for 2026/27, like the Education Ministry calendars, require schools to plan one-day student visits to EXPO between May 17 and June 25, 2027.
- After criticism, the Education Ministry said organized EXPO visits are not mandatory school activities and can happen only by each school's decision and with parent or legal-guardian consent.
- The EXPO story is not only a construction and budget project: decisions around the exhibition are already entering school planning, the public dispute over voluntary participation, and questions about public-spending transparency.
- On June 24, N1, Danas, and 021 reported that Dom 2’s F wing at Studentski grad must be vacated by April 16, 2027: according to a Studentski centar “Beograd” notice, the block is allocated to EXPO 2027 from May 1 to August 30, 2027; Studentski centar later told N1 this is temporary relocation of some students, not eviction, and promised housing within its capacity under the same conditions.
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The Education Ministry sent schools guidance for study visits to EXPO 2027: N1/Beta and Kurir reported that visits are planned for May 17-June 25, 2027, are not mandatory, require parent or legal-guardian consent, and transport and tickets should be free for pupils.
N1 published reactions from Studentski grad residents: Studentski centar promises temporarily relocated students housing under the same conditions, but students want a clear written guarantee and point to crowded dorms, exam deadlines, and the unclear phrase "subject to capacity".
Media reported a Studentski centar “Beograd” notice: residents of Dom 2’s F wing at Studentski grad must vacate rooms by April 16, 2027 because the block will be used for EXPO 2027; Studentski centar then described this as temporary relocation of some students, not eviction.
CINS published an investigation into more than 200 firms confirmed as EXPO 2027 contractors, subcontractors, or suppliers, including companies linked to people from criminal circles and people close to the authorities; Danas republished the investigation.
Danas reported that Vojvodina school calendars for 2026/27 also plan one-day student visits to EXPO from May 17 to June 25, 2027; the Education Ministry says the visits are not mandatory and require a school decision and parental consent.