Attack on Student List victory celebration in Ub

Category: Violence against citizens

Period: from 12 Feb 2026

Outcome: Under investigation (as of 28 Oct 2026)

On the night of 25 to 26 October 2026, after the Student List won the election, a group of about 15 men attacked residents and students who were celebrating in Ub; according to Nova.rs, two people were seriously injured. According to the same outlet, those arrested include SNS activist Slobodan Pećinar, whom Aleksandar Vučić pardoned on 27 September for an earlier attack. The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Ub questioned 13 suspects on charges of violent behaviour, and ten of them were remanded in custody for up to 30 days.

Attack on the celebration

After the Student List won the parliamentary election, a group of about 15 men attacked residents and students who were celebrating in Ub. According to Nova.rs, a student and another resident were seriously injured, and at least 14 people were arrested. According to activist Miloš Petković, the attackers were armed with sticks and metal bars, and some with pistols; according to Nova.rs, police officers opened fire as the armed attackers were getting into cars and trying to flee.

Activist Luka Jovanović said in a statement to police, seen by Nova.rs, that a group of 15 to 20 men arrived by car and attacked him and his friends, and that one of them followed him with a knife in his hand; one of his friends had a tooth knocked out.

Questioning and custody

The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Ub confirmed to Nova.rs that 13 suspects had been questioned on charges of violent behaviour, and a judge of the Basic Court in Ub remanded ten of them in custody for up to 30 days. The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Valjevo, which questioned some of the suspects, did not say how many or what they are accused of.

Pardoned attackers and Glišić

According to Nova.rs, those arrested include Slobodan Pećinar, an SNS activist previously convicted of violence, and proceedings over this attack are being brought against him and Radoš Kadijević. On 27 September, Aleksandar Vučić pardoned both men for an earlier attack on Petković (Pardons of 27 September 2026).

Nova.rs, Petković and Jovanović describe the attackers as people close to Darko Glišić, the minister for public investment and president of the SNS Executive Board.

Earlier threats against Jovanović

Luka Jovanović had spoken about threats before: in April 2026, after the trial over a lawsuit brought by Darko Glišić over satirical stickers, and in February, when, according to Naš portal, Kadijević threatened a group of citizens, including him, outside the grammar school.

Participants

Slobodan Pećinar: Facing proceedings over the attack on the celebration; according to Jovanović, he pulled a gun outside the police station (responsible)
Radoš Kadijević: Proceedings are under way against him over the attack on a celebration in Ub; he was pardoned in the middle of his trial for an earlier attack on an activist (responsible)
Darko Glišić: According to those attacked, the attackers are people close to him; he sued activist Luka Jovanović over stickers (commented on the case)
Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Ub: Questioned 13 suspects over violent behaviour and sought detention for ten of them (investigation and courts)
Basic Court in Ub: The pre-trial judge ordered ten of the suspects held in detention for up to 30 days (investigation and courts)
Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Valjevo: Questioned some of the suspects but did not say how many, or what they are accused of (investigation and courts)

Victims and others harmed

Luka Jovanović