Slovakia Deploys 42 Soldiers to NATO Mission in Kosovo

Slovakia is deploying 42 soldiers to participate in NATO's military operation in Kosovo, with their mission scheduled to run from May 2025 through November 2026. The Slovak Armed Forces held a ceremonial departure ceremony as a symbolic farewell to the troops who will serve in the international peacekeeping mission. Kosovo has been under NATO peacekeeping supervision since 1999, when the alliance intervened to halt ethnic violence between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian separatists, leading to Kosovo's eventual declaration of independence in 2008.