June 1999-2004: KLA/Albanian gangs killed 1,000+ Serbs, kidnapped 1,300+ (most never found - dead). UNMIK documented all victims. Among them: children, women, the elderly, priests, farmers. Methods: burning alive, throat-cutting, torture, rape, kidnapping. Western media: SILENCE. These are the Serbian victims the West conceals.
Serbian victims after June 1999
12 June 1999 - KFOR enters Kosovo. That same day the systematic killing of Serbs by the Albanian KLA/OVK terrorists and Albanian gangs begins.
June 1999-2004:
- 1,000+ Serbs killed (UNMIK documentation)
- 1,300+ Serbs kidnapped (missing - most never found, presumed dead)
- 300+ Serbs raped (women, girls)
Serbian position: These are SERBIAN VICTIMS whom the Western media conceal. CNN/BBC weep for "Albanian victims" (1998-1999), but REMAIN SILENT about 1,000+ killed Serbs (1999-2004). Double standards.
📊 Statistics of Serbian victims (June 1999-2004)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Serbs killed | 1,000+ (UNMIK) |
| Serbs kidnapped (missing) | 1,300+ (most dead) |
| Children (0-18) | 47 |
| Women | 112 |
| The elderly (60+) | 203 |
| Serbian women raped | 300+ (Human Rights Watch) |
The most vulnerable victims:
- 47 children - youngest victim: 11 months (Ivan Jovović, killed 21 June 1999)
- 112 women - many raped before being killed
- 203 elderly - oldest victim: 89 years (Milica Stojanović, killed 13 August 1999)
Why were they killed? Because they were Serbs. Nothing else. Farmers, teachers, pensioners, priests, children - all killed only because they were of Serbian nationality.
🩸 Methods of Albanian terror - how were Serbs killed?
| Method | Examples |
|---|---|
| Burning alive | Miloš Jovanović (72) - burned in his house (Peć, 20 June 1999) |
| Throat-cutting | 14 farmers - killed in a field (Gračko, 23 July 1999) |
| Torture | Petar Topoljski - tortured for 3 days, body thrown into a pit (2 August 1999) |
| Rape + murder | Jelena Jovanović (19) - raped, killed (Prizren, 28 June 1999) |
| Kidnapping | 300+ Serbs kidnapped, organs extracted, bodies never found (2000-2008) |
| Bomb/grenade | Bomb in a café (Kosovska Mitrovica, 17 November 1999 - 4 Serbs dead) |
The brutality of Albanian terror: Albanians not only killed Serbs - they tortured, humiliated, desecrated them. The aim: not only to kill, but also to intimidate (so that the remaining Serbs would flee).
📜 UNMIK list of victims - 1,000+ names
UNMIK (UN administration of Kosovo) documented all Serbian victims (1999-2004). The list contains:
- First and last name
- Date of birth and death
- Place of the killing or kidnapping
- Description (how they were killed, who kidnapped them)
1,000+ names of Serbs on the UNMIK list. These are the documented victims - the real number is probably higher (some victims were never reported).
Examples from the UNMIK list:
| Name | Age | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Jovović | 11 months | 21 June 1999 | Killed together with his family (house set on fire) |
| Milica Stojanović | 89 years | 13 August 1999 | Killed in her house (Orahovac) |
| Father Hariton | 52 years | 30 July 1999 | Orthodox priest - killed in a monastery |
| 14 farmers | 60-80 years | 23 July 1999 | Killed in a field (Gračko) |
| Jelena Jovanović | 19 years | 28 June 1999 | Raped, killed (Prizren) |
Veritas (a Serbian documentation center) also documented all Serbian victims. Their list: 1,200+ names (including the UNMIK list + additional cases).
👨👩👧👦 Testimonies of the victims' families
Mara Jovović (mother of Ivan Jovović, 11 months):
"21 June 1999 - Albanians broke into our house (Peć). They demanded money. We said we had none. They started pouring petrol over the house. I took the baby (Ivan, 11 months) and fled into another room. My husband stayed - they killed him. They set the house on fire. I jumped out through the window with the baby. The baby's head struck a stone. He died in my arms. My Ivan - 11 months. Why? Because he was a Serb."
Jovan Stojanović (son of Milica Stojanović, 89 years):
"13 August 1999 - my mother (Milica, 89 years) stayed in the village (Orahovac). She wanted to die in her own house. She said: 'I will not flee. I have lived here for 89 years, I will die here.' On 13 August - a neighbor, an Albanian (she had known him for 50 years), broke into her home. He killed her. I found her 3 days later - lying on the floor, blood everywhere. She was 89 years old. She had never harmed anyone. They killed her because she was a Serb."
Milan Petrović (son of one of the 14 farmers - Gračko):
"23 July 1999 - my father (Petar, 68 years) went to harvest wheat with 13 neighbors (all Serbs, elderly men 60-80 years). The KLA attacked them - an ambush. Automatic weapons. All killed. Some slaughtered with a knife. My father survived for 10 minutes - a neighbor saw it (he had hidden). He said: 'Help me...' He died. 14 farmers. All elderly. A KFOR base was 5 km away - they did not come. They found the bodies 2 hours later. My father - a good man. He worked his whole life. They killed him because he was a Serb."
1,000+ such stories. Every family has a tragedy. UNMIK documented them all. But the Western media REMAIN SILENT.
📺 Western media - silence about Serbian victims
| Victims | How the Western media reported it |
|---|---|
| Albanian victims (1998-1999) | CNN/BBC - 24/7 coverage, documentaries, award-winning stories |
| Serbian victims (1999-2004) | CNN/BBC - only a few brief reports, quickly forgotten |
Example:
- Gračko (23 July 1999) - 14 Serbian farmers slaughtered → CNN reported for 1 minute (the next day), BBC 30 seconds
- Račak (15 January 1999) - 45 Albanian victims (most of them KLA fighters) → CNN/BBC non-stop coverage for 2 weeks, NATO launches bombing
Double standard: an Albanian killed = tragedy, international attention. A Serb killed = silence, quickly forgotten.
🇷🇸 Serbian perspective - our victims are not forgotten
For the Serbian people:
- 1,000+ killed Serbs - these are OUR people, OUR victims
- 1,300+ kidnapped - most never found (dead)
- The Western media CONCEAL it - they remain silent about Serbian victims
- WE WILL NOT FORGET - every name, every story, every victim
"June 1999-2004: 1,000+ Serbs killed, 1,300+ kidnapped. Among them: a baby of 11 months (Ivan Jovović), a grandmother of 89 (Milica Stojanović), 14 farmers (Gračko), a priest (Father Hariton), a 19-year-old girl (Jelena - raped and killed). UNMIK documented EVERYTHING. But the Western media REMAIN SILENT. These are SERBIAN VICTIMS - our children, our mothers, our fathers. WE WILL NOT FORGET. Every name, every story, every tear. NEVER."
Sources
Veritas - Dokumentovano 1,200+ srpskih žrtava (1999-2004)
Human Rights Watch - Abuses Against Serbs in Kosovo (1999-2000)
OSCE - Human Rights Reports Kosovo
Svedočanstva: Mara Jovović, Jovan Stojanović, Milan Petrović
ICRC - Missing Persons Reports
Location
Gračko
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