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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Foreign diplomats and military attaches
at Belgrade airport. On failure of the negotiations between
Albanian leaders and Serbian officials, NATO opened the air
intervention against Yugoslavia (further Serbia) on 24th of
March, 1999, with out approval of UN Security Council.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
After the Oil Refinery in Pancevo (15
km from Belgrade) had been shelled, the skies over Belgrade
were on fire, reflecting a huge blaze raging in the Fertilizers
Factory and Petrochemical Industry plants.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Bombed building of Serbian Ministry
of Interior Affairs, down town Belgrade. During 78 days of
NATO bombing campaign, at least 2500 people were killed in
Serbia.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Yugoslav Army (further Serbian Army)
anti-aircraft defense fire over Belgrade. Almost every city
in Serbia was bombed several times during 11 weeks long NATO
air strikes.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
NATO missiles hitting civilian populated
zone in Belgrade. During the NATO air strike campaign "Merciful
Angel" , 2500 civilians have been killed, 90 kids and
around 10 000 people injured. 1002 member of Serbian police
and army were killed during the air strikes.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Moment when Serbian anti-aircraft fire
hits one of the NATO cruise missiles over Danube river. Total
of 2300 NATO air strikes were committed on 995 targets across
the country. 1150 fighter jets launched 1300 cruise missiles
and dropped 2900 bombs.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Kosovo,
Serbia, 1999
Anti-aircraft missiles of Serbian Army.
During the NATO air strikes, Serbian army downed several NATO
air crafts ( fighter jets F 16 and bombardier A 10) as well
as the proud of American aviation, the F 117 Stealth "Invisible".
photo Andrija Ilic |
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NATO
air base in Aviano, Italy, 1998
NATO maneuvers in air base "Aviano"
in Italy. Purpose of this maneuvers were to demonstrate NATO
air power for possible strikes against Serbia and Yugoslavia.
(Remember this air craft F 16).
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Colonel of Serbian Army is showing remains
of a very same F 16 air craft (from a previous photo) downed
by Serbian anti-aircraft defense.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Explosion blast over Belgrade center
area, after NATO hits Serbian Army HQ. Not only strategic
military and political targets were bombed by NATO, but also
civil electrical and water system, bridges, civilian populated
parts of town, humanitarian convoys...
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Bombed target in populous civil area
in Belgrade. During the air strikes against Serbia and Montenegro,
NATO were using non-conventional weapons and ammunition such
as 36000 cluster bombs and 15 tones of radioactive ammunition
with concentrated nuclear fuel.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
An elder women covers hear ears during
the aerial siren. The siren to caution of aerial
danger was sounded 146 times during the 78 days of NATO aggression
against Serbia.
photo Andrija Ilic
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Kosovo,
Serbia, 1999
Remains of civilian killed by NATO missile.
A total of 73 people died and 43 were wounded when an Albanian
refugees' convoy moving along the Djakovica-Prizren route
was shelled by NATO craft on April 14 1999.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Kosovo,
Serbia, 1999
Burned body of civilian killed by NATO
missile.
A total of 73 people died and 43 were wounded when an Albanian
refugees' convoy moving along the Djakovica-Prizren route
was shelled by NATO craft on April 14 1999.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Kosovo,
Serbia, 1999
Burned remains of civilian killed by
NATO missiles.
A total of 73 people died and 43 were wounded when an Albanian
refugees' convoy moving along the Djakovica-Prizren route
was shelled by NATO craft on April 14 1999.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
An elder Belgrader cleans his window
from broken glass, after bomb detonation in the neighborhood,
central area of Belgrade.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Popular " Windows '99". The
broad sellotape crossing windowpanes in all directions imaginable
have come to be a symbolic "civic weapon" to counter
the deadly NATO grenades. Those citizens unwilling to pass
nights underground during alerts were further still endangered
by bits of smashed windows falling onto the streets on NATO
projectiles detonating.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
First bath of newborn Anja, with out
electricity and water. Having dropped the 'graphite bombs
on the Serbian Electric Industry and Thermoelectric Power
Industry plants, the NATO craft severally caused complete
breakdowns of the country's power grids. Despite sore water
shortages, scarce supplies of it were still provided for hospitals
hosting many of the newborn infants whose first couple of
days went on in a total darkness, to the sound of the alert
sirens' howling.
Today,
Anja is beautiful grown up woman.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
ivilian hotel "Yugoslavia"
bombed by NATO. Estimated damage of NATO air strike against
Serbia is between 30 and 100 milliard US dollars.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
An elder citizen of Belgrade observes
ruins of Serbian Government building in the central area of
Belgrade, bombed in NATO air strike.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Anti-aicraft defense over Belgrade.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Anti-aicraft defense over Belgrade.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Anti-aicraft defense over Belgrade.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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Belgrade,
Serbia, 1999
Billboard in down town Belgrade.
photo Andrija Ilic |
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