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Memorial service held for victims of NATO bombing
Belgrade,
24 March 2007
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica attended today the memorial service for victims of NATO bombardment against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, which was held in the St. Marko Church in Belgrade.
Vojislav Kostunica and Bishop Atanasije of Hvostan
The commemoration was served by Bishop Atanasije of Hvostan, and besides Kostunica, ministers in the Serbian government and friends and families of those killed in the 1999 bombing were also present.
On this day eight years ago the military action against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by NATO began, after which an international protectorate was established in the Serbian province of Kosovo-Metohija.
During the 78 days long action of air strikes titled “Merciful Angel” 1,002 members of the Yugoslav Army and the Serbian police lost their lives, it claimed the lives of nearly 2,500 civilians, including 89 children and some 10,000 people were left injured and hurt.
The air campaign consisted of some 2,300 air strikes on 995 targets throughout the country, 1,150 NATO fighter planes launched nearly 1,300 cruise missiles and dropped 2,900 bombs on not just military but also civilian targets.
Combined with most deadly weapons, the NATO also used banned weapons against Yugoslavia, dropping 36,000 cluster bombs and 15 tonnes of ammunition with traces of radioactive elements, which was used for bombarding 112 locations.
Besides military targets, two convoys of refugees in Kosovo-Metohija, the Varvarin Bridge, a train in the Grdelica gorge, and a market place in Nis were also bombed.
The Dr Dragisa Misovic hospital and the Chinese embassy in Belgrade were also hit, leaving several innocent civilians dead. Targets in Belgrade also included the building of the state television Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) where 16 workers were killed and four were severely wounded.
Wreaths were laid and candles were lit on the monument for victims of the bombing on the anniversary of the NATO military action.
On this day eight years ago the military action against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by NATO began, after which an international protectorate was established in the Serbian province of Kosovo-Metohija.
During the 78 days long action of air strikes titled “Merciful Angel” 1,002 members of the Yugoslav Army and the Serbian police lost their lives, it claimed the lives of nearly 2,500 civilians, including 89 children and some 10,000 people were left injured and hurt.
The air campaign consisted of some 2,300 air strikes on 995 targets throughout the country, 1,150 NATO fighter planes launched nearly 1,300 cruise missiles and dropped 2,900 bombs on not just military but also civilian targets.
Combined with most deadly weapons, the NATO also used banned weapons against Yugoslavia, dropping 36,000 cluster bombs and 15 tonnes of ammunition with traces of radioactive elements, which was used for bombarding 112 locations.
Besides military targets, two convoys of refugees in Kosovo-Metohija, the Varvarin Bridge, a train in the Grdelica gorge, and a market place in Nis were also bombed.
The Dr Dragisa Misovic hospital and the Chinese embassy in Belgrade were also hit, leaving several innocent civilians dead. Targets in Belgrade also included the building of the state television Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) where 16 workers were killed and four were severely wounded.
Wreaths were laid and candles were lit on the monument for victims of the bombing on the anniversary of the NATO military action.
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