Croatia holds military parade as it marks 30 years since a key war victory
ZAGREB, CROATIA, JUL 31 – The parade highlighted Croatia's shift to Western military equipment and its defence spending reaching 2% of GDP, showcasing new fighter jets and tanks, analysts said.
- A military parade in Croatia celebrated 30 years since a key war victory, featuring 3,400 personnel and Rafale jets, and highlighted defense boosts through a European Union loan fund.
- Croatia could request 1.8 billion euros from the EU's Security Action for Europe program to enhance military capabilities.
- Political analyst Zarko Puhovski noted that the parade aimed to showcase military strength and garner support for increased defense spending due to security concerns in Europe.
- Serbia plans a military commemoration while cautioning citizens against traveling to Croatia, indicating ongoing regional tensions.
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Croatia commemorates the 30th anniversary of Operation »Sturm« against Serbian Krajina with a large military parade.
In the coming days, Croatia is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its military-police action Storm, among other things, with a military parade, that is, a parade of the armed forces, which will be held on Thursday, August 31 in Zagreb. However, it seems that this event itself has more other motives than the mere one, even though it "circled" the mentioned jubilee.

Croatia holds military parade as it marks 30 years since a key war victory
Croatia has marked 30 years since a key war victory with a military parade. Thousands watched as French-made Rafale jets flew over and 3,400 army personnel participated on Thursday.
Celebration of the ‘Storm’: The ceremonial Parade ended with the Flyover of Rafales
With the flyover of nine Rafale fighter jets, the ceremonial military parade through Vukovarska street in Zagreb ended on Thursday, which marks the 30th anniversary of the military police action Storm and the liberation of the occupied territory occupied by rebel Serbs and members of the Yugoslav army during the Homeland War, according to Hina. […] The post Celebration of the ‘Storm’: The ceremonial Parade ended with the Flyover of Rafales appea…
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