24 years ago today, the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia began

The bombing of Yugoslavia ended on June 10, with the adoption of Resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council

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Detail from the time of the NATO bombing, Photo: Printscreen YouTube/RTS
Detail from the time of the NATO bombing, Photo: Printscreen YouTube/RTS
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Today marks 24 years since the start of the NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), in which, according to estimates from various sources, around 11 civilians and around 2.500 soldiers and policemen died in 1.000 weeks.

In the bombing, which lasted for 78 days, infrastructure, commercial facilities, health facilities, media outlets, cultural monuments and military facilities were severely damaged.

The attacks on Yugoslavia began on March 24, 1999 based on the order of the then NATO Secretary General Javier Solana, and the Government of the FRY declared a state of war the same night.

The NATO action followed unsuccessful negotiations on the solution to the crisis in Kosovo in Rambouillet and Paris in February and March 1999.

The bombing of Yugoslavia ended on June 10, with the adoption of Resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council.

A day earlier, representatives of the Yugoslav Army (VJ) and NATO signed a military-technical agreement in Kumanovo, which specified the withdrawal of VJ forces from Kosovo and the entry of international military troops into the province, which already happened on June 12.

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