The church is protected by five Greek KFOR soldiers. Serbs rarely venture to the southern part of the town. The trip is risky, especially after recent events in Mitrovica in which two Albanians lost their lives and many were seriously injured in clashes with KFOR troops. He also holds services in the monastery of Sokolica, not far from Zvecan, as well as in the Mitrovica prison where Serbs accused of crimes committed during the Kosovo tragedy are kept. He travels from the church to the northern part of Mitrovica by tank or armored transporter.
Delays are generally rare unless the vehicle treads snap.
Then the trip is canceled. It is also canceled in the event of increasingly frequent demonstrations by the Albanians, who have been successful in blocking the tanks and transporters on several occasions. Traveling from the northern part to the southern part of the city isn't exactly a Sunday drive. Father Svetislav Nojic offers guarantees for our safety. As much safety as he himself enjoys, anyway.