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Brezno, August 31 (TASR) - Horehronie area in central Slovakia was the heart of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) during the Second World War, President Peter Pellegrini said in his speech at regional celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the SNP in the town of Brezno on Saturday, noting that the region was the stage of heavy fighting between partisan groups and the Germans and that the iron fist of cruel Nazi retaliation ultimately fell on this area. https://etasr.sk/article/21188991 Sastin-Straze, August 31 (TASR) - Jan Havlik, who died in 1965 at the age of 37 from consequences of torture in Soviet-era prisons, was proclaimed blessed by Pope Francis' legate, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, at a basilica in Sastin in Trnava region on Saturday. https://etasr.sk/article/21189006 Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - Reacting to the beatification of Jan Havlik on Saturday, President Peter Pellegrini has said that he perceives it as a strong moral legacy of a man who didn't give up his faith, values and convictions. https://etasr.sk/article/21189037 Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini has not yet allowed any Slovak to serve in the Ukrainian army, the President's Office has confirmed. https://etasr.sk/article/21189107 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. zel