Bombings and external aggressions against Serbian territories
102 articlesNATO bombs Prizren, a city with a rich cultural heritage. The Old Bridge, the Church of Our Lady of Ljeviš (Bogorodica Ljeviška), and churches were damaged. 7 civilians were killed.
Read articleNATO bombs a column of Albanian refugees near Đakovica. 73 civilians killed, including 16 children.
Read articleA NATO projectile hits a passenger train on a bridge in the Grdelička klisura. At least 14 civilians killed.
Read articleNATO aircraft struck a passenger train carrying civilians; at least 20 people were killed.
Read articleSergeant Ivan Vasojević „Jaguar", a member of the 53rd Border Battalion, died on 11 April 1999 defending a border position at Košare. At just twenty-four years of age, he became one of the most celebrated heroes of the defence of the Fatherland's border.
Read articleThe main reinforcement of the defence of Košare came from the 125th Mechanized Brigade of the Priština Corps. Under the command of General Dragan Živanović, this unit stabilised the front and took on the greatest burden of the prolonged battle.
Read articleMikis Theodorakis, the legendary Greek composer known for the music for the film „Zorba the Greek", was one of the most vocal opponents of the NATO bombing of Serbia. He organised concerts of solidarity and personally visited Belgrade during the war.
Read articleAt the Košare border outpost in Metohija near Đakovica, from 9 April to June 1999, the Yugoslav Army fought one of the hardest battles of its defensive war. Facing a superior enemy backed by NATO air power, the Serbian army paid a price of 108 dead — but never surrendered the border into Metohija.
Read articleAt dawn on Orthodox Good Friday, 9 April 1999, the enemy opened artillery fire on the Košare outpost and launched an infantry assault from three directions. On the first day of the battle, a handful of young border guards faced fifteen hundred attackers.
Read articleThe Košare outpost was guarded by the 2nd Border Company of the 53rd Border Battalion of the Priština Corps — a little over a hundred soldiers, mostly young men serving their term. They took the first blow on 9 April 1999 and, with their sacrifice, bought the time for reinforcements to arrive.
Read articleAs commander of the Priština Corps of the Yugoslav Army, Major General Vladimir Lazarević led the defence of Kosovo and Metohija during the NATO aggression of 1999. Under his command were also the units that defended Košare.
Read articleWhen the attack on Košare began on 9 April 1999, Major Dragutin Dimčevski, deputy commander of the 53rd Border Battalion, took direct command of the outpost's defence. With around one hundred and thirty soldiers he organised the resistance in the most critical first hours of the battle.
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