SUMMARY - Friday, May 2, 2025 - 9 p.m.

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini is set to depart for Italy on Sunday (May 4) to pay tribute to the historical legacy of General Milan Rastislav Stefanik, meet with top officials in the city of Trieste, and later in Turin, the President Office's communications department reported on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22010454 Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) - Slovakia could see its first tropical day of the year on Saturday (May 3), especially in the west and south, however, intense thunderstorms may occur later, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) posted on a social network on Friday, adding that it's expected to cool down next week. https://etasr.sk/article/22010239 Rimavska Sobota, May 2 (TASR) - On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Gemer-Malohont Museum in Rimavska Sobota (Banska Bystrica region) is exhibiting an accordion that originally belonged to an unknown soldier, museum's PR manager Szilvia Toth told TASR, adding that the musical instrument is also evidence of troop movements, as it contains engraved names of 20 cities and towns through which its owner probably moved. https://etasr.sk/article/22010357 Kosice, May 2 (TASR) - The Krasnogvardejci Military History Club (KVH) tries to study history in detail before every presentation of its activities in order to be as authentic as possible, club's chairman Jaroslav Hodik told TASR, adding that they also try to educate the public in this way. https://etasr.sk/article/22010634 Rybnik, May 2 (TASR) - There are seven military graves, in the forests of the Krivin nature reserve near the village of Rybnik (Nitra region), which remind that the local area was a place of heavy fighting during the Second World War. https://etasr.sk/article/22010181 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. am