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June 28, 2026
In the June 28 issue: the ammonia leak from a cold-storage facility in Guca has been stopped, seven people were evacuated, four were taken to hospital, and MUP explains a partial emergency-alert delivery error through "Pronadji me"; the evening segment of the student Vidovdan gathering is under way in Kraljevo with a large crowd and speeches on Kosovo and Metohija, the Constitution, and cases against veterans; Vucic said short military service starts in March; the Public Assembly Archive estimated the SNS rally at 32,500 people, Danas updated SNS reactions, and pro-government outlets cite 207,000; after the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering pipe break, water was restored to Stari grad and Palilula, but trams 5 and 2L still do not run on that route; the heat already reached 35 °C at noon in seven named places, including Belgrade and Novi Sad; Macut and Porfirije signed a funding contract for final works on Saint Sava Temple.
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Around 00:50 on June 28, ammonia leaked at Prvomajska 9 in Guca; MUP said seven people were evacuated, four were taken to the hospital in Cacak, ammonia transfer was completed, and the firefighter-rescue intervention ended at 06:55. A public warning was activated at 02:27, but some Telekom Srbija users received it through the "Pronadji me" system instead of the regular emergency-alert system.
N1 is running a liveblog of the "Sve se vidi na Vidovdan" gathering and, by its 19:53 update, reports that the speech segment is under way at Trg srpskih ratnika before a large crowd. The walking group from Kragujevac reached the city before the evening segment; speech themes include the position of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, respect for the Constitution, and cases against veterans, while N1 lists Belgrade University rector Vladan Djokic, Tihomir Stanic, and Vladimir Stimac among arrivals.
At the June 28 display of new and modernized Serbian Armed Forces systems in Batajnica, Aleksandar Vucic said "very short" military service would begin in March and should strengthen the country's military capacity. Danas wrote in the morning that the display was being held at the Pukovnik-pilot Milenko Pavlovic airfield and the Pasuljanske livade range, while N1 separately reported that Vreme journalist Davor Lukac said he was not allowed to travel to the military event despite accreditation.
4. Public Assembly Archive estimates SNS rally at 32,500 people, pro-government outlets cite 207,000
N1 reports the Public Assembly Archive estimate: during Aleksandar Vucic's June 27 speech at 18:55, the "Srbija jedna porodica" rally had 32,500 people, counted manually on an orthophoto. Danas updated its article with reactions from Milenko Jovanov and Ana Brnabic, who mocked the estimate; Kurir continues to cite more than 207,000 participants.
BVK said that after repair of the pipe break near the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at midnight, all consumers in Stari grad and Palilula again had water. Crews remain on site, the trench is being repaired and tram tracks are to be cleaned, so trams 5 and 2L are still not running on that route.
RHMZ said June 28 would be sunny and very hot in Serbia, with highs of 35-39 °C, while Danas recorded 35 °C at noon in seven named places, including Belgrade and Novi Sad; by feels-like temperature, Novi Sad was hottest at 39 °C and Belgrade at 38 °C. AMSS separately advises drivers to travel early in the morning or late in the evening because of the heat.
Prime Minister Djuro Macut and Patriarch Porfirije signed a contract on the morning of June 28 in the crypt of Saint Sava Temple to finance final works. N1 and Danas report that the deal is worth more than 6 million euros; Vucic said at the signing that 88 million euros had been invested over 12 years and 94.5 million euros including the new contract.