The Bombing of the Railway Station in Leskovac
NATO bombs the railway station and a shopping center in Leskovac. 17 civilians were killed, over 60 wounded.
Read articleBombings and Aggressions
Bombings and external aggressions against Serbian territories
102 articlesThe Bombing of the Diplomatic Quarter in Belgrade - a Warning
NATO bombs the vicinity of embassies in Belgrade, two days before the attack on the Chinese embassy. 4 civilians were killed. A warning that was not taken seriously.
Read articleMilenko Pavlović - the last Serbian pilot to die in 1999
Colonel Milenko Pavlović was the commander of the 204th Fighter Aviation Regiment. On 4 May 1999 he took off alone against 16 NATO aircraft to defend his native Valjevo. He was the last Yugoslav pilot to die in the war.
Read articleThe Bombing of the Niš Airport - Civilian Casualties
NATO bombs Constantine the Great Airport in Niš. The missiles also hit the surrounding villages. 6 civilians were killed.
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Colonel Milenko Pavlović — the hero who flew into death
Colonel Milenko Pavlović, commander of the 204th Fighter Aviation Brigade, was killed on 4 May 1999 when his MiG-29 was shot down over Valjevo. He was the most experienced pilot, who flew into combat knowing he could not return.
Read articleThe Bombing of Kruševac - the Second Attack
NATO bombs Kruševac again. This time the city centre was targeted. 12 civilians were killed at a market.
Read articleThe Destruction of the Freedom Bridge in Novi Sad
NATO finally destroys the Freedom Bridge, the last remaining bridge in Novi Sad. 11 people were killed. The city was completely isolated.
Read articleMajor Nebojša Nikolić — the pilot who returned from captivity
Major Nebojša Nikolić was a Serbian pilot whose MiG-29 was shot down on 2 May 1999. He ejected, survived, but was captured. His story of survival and return became a symbol of a pilot's endurance.
Read articleThe Bombing of Lužane - the Attack on the Rescuers
NATO carries out a second attack on the same bridge 10 minutes after the first. Rescue workers and citizens helping the injured were targeted. 8 people were killed - a war crime.
Read articleRamsey Clark — former US Attorney General sues NATO
Ramsey Clark (Ramsey Clark), former Attorney General of the United States (1967-1969), filed a criminal complaint in 1999 against the NATO leaders for war crimes committed by the bombing of Yugoslavia. His legal activism was the strongest American institutional protest against the war.
Read articlePrivate Tibor Cerna — The Platoon Leader Who Did Not Yield
Tibor Cerna, an infantry platoon leader in the 125th Mechanized Brigade, died at the end of April 1999 in the fighting at Košare, in the twenty-first year of his life. He was posthumously decorated with the Order of Merit in the Field of Defence and Security.
Read articleBloody Easter at Košare — April 1999
Around Orthodox Easter of 1999, the enemy carried out some of the fiercest attacks on Košare. Those days, remembered as the „Bloody Easter", took many lives of the defenders, but even then the defence did not give way.
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