Memorial Plaque to the Victims of the NATO Bombing in Aleksinac
A memorial to civilians who were killed in a NATO strike on a refugee convoy.
Read articleBombings and Aggressions
Bombings and external aggressions against Serbian territories
102 articlesThe bombing of the bridge in Gračanica
NATO bombs the bridge over the Južna Morava near Gračanica. 11 civilians killed, including 5 children, in a bus that was on the bridge.
Read articleThe Bombing of Kruševac - Civilian Casualties
NATO bombs Kruševac. Missiles strike a military barracks but also the surrounding residential buildings. 6 civilians were killed.
Read articlePeter Handke — the Nobel laureate who stood by the Serbian people
The Austrian writer Peter Handke, later winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, was one of the few Western intellectuals who openly stood by the Serbian people during the NATO bombing of 1999. His travels across Serbia and his public statements cost him friendships and his career.
Read articleNoam Chomsky — the voice of America's conscience against the bombing
Noam Chomsky, the American linguist, philosopher and one of the most cited intellectuals in the world, openly opposed the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999, calling it „a new militarism" and a violation of international law.
Read articleGreek solidarity — the people who blocked NATO convoys
During the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999, the Greek people organised mass protests, blocked NATO convoys in Thessaloniki and sent humanitarian aid. Over 95% of Greeks were against the bombing — a unique case within the NATO alliance.
Read articleThe capture of three American soldiers — the pride of the Serbian army
On 31 March 1999, Serbian forces captured three American soldiers — Steven Gonzales, Christopher Stone and Andrew Ramirez — near the Macedonian border. Their capture was one of Serbia's most significant military successes in the 1999 war.
Read articleThe Bombing of Novi Pazar - Attacks on Sandžak
NATO bombs civilian facilities in Novi Pazar. A mosque was damaged, 2 civilians were killed - both Muslims.
Read articleThe bombing of Priština - the city center targeted
First attacks on Priština, the capital of Kosovo. The airport and military facilities were targeted; civilians perished in the city center.
Read articleThe bombing of Aleksinac - the first civilian villages targeted
NATO missiles hit residential buildings in the town of Aleksinac. 5 civilians killed, including two children.
Read articleLieutenant Colonel Slobodan Perić — an unequal fight in the air
Lieutenant Colonel Slobodan Perić was killed on 27 March 1999 when his MiG-29 was shot down over Kosovo. He was the third Serbian pilot lost in just two days of fighting.
Read articleColonel Zoltán Dani — the man who shot down the invisible F-117
Colonel Zoltán Dani, commander of the 250th Air-Defence Missile Brigade, shot down the American "invisible" aircraft F-117 Nighthawk on 27 March 1999 — the first and only time in history that this aircraft was shot down in combat conditions.
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